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J. This memorandum identifies those Office of ‘Security oo
files which were reviewed by House Select Committee on .
' Assassinations (HSCA) staff members in conjunction with the
HSCA's investigation into the deaths of President John F.
‘Kennedy and Dr. Martin. Luther King, Jr.

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2, Under procedures established with. the HSCA, certain:
items of information were not reviewed by HSCA. staff members.
These items were placed in envelopes, sealed, appropriately
identified, and put back into the security file prior to
HSCA review. Office of Security personnel reviewing these
files should maintain the integrity of each envelope below
so that interested parties may know what was and was not
reviewed by HSCA staff members.

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3. In-some instances, the above files contain: material
marked in the. lower right- hand corner with a green circular
dot. This mark should alert Office of Security personnel to
the fact that this material was located and placed’ in theo"
file at the time of the HSCA review and was seen by an HSCA
Staffer(s}). This material should not be removed..from the
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Dear Ms. Grenoble:

This letter is in response to the distortions and outright falsities

So ee august 12, 1975

-.Ms. Penelope Grenoble, Editor
.Los Angeles Free Press -
5850 Hollywood Boulevard
tes Angeles, California 90028

“y ° Régistered Mail “©

printed about me in the article written by William W. Turner, titled —:

BANK ROBBER, ‘MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE' LINKSD TO JFK ASSASSINATION PROBE,| —
_ whieh | appeared in the July 25- 31 edition or _ the Los Angeles. Free’ ‘Press|

tI request that the Free Press either print a ‘retraction of: such. lies
"and: distortions or publish this letter. _ ey

Me Qurner, who spent. ten years. as a Special Agent of the FBI, is” snot!
oo unfamiliar to me. He has authored similar articles, both during ny. .
-.° imprisonment in the United States and while I was detained in the.

“ eited numerous lies about me. He has proved. himself adept at putting.
words in my mouth and misquoting his sources of information to lend’

German Democratic Republic, . in which he knowingly and purposefully :

-- eredence to his major untruths, 2 skill he probably developed while = 4)

serving: with the Bureau's intelligence-security division. - His. recen
~-¢laims cause me to wonder whether. or not he ever left the ‘FBI. a 7

~ .' much of his latest baloney, is a character that.I.feel should either.
-" purchase a‘hearing aid or consult a psychiatrist. Each of my.so--...

. . called: discussions with him (all but one occurred over the telephone)
- ~~ were duly tape-recorded by me, and if he did in fac
i. furner has attributed to. him about me, then he 6

we I am listing the following facts. in rebuttal +
: fables” ne

about “a career in Army intelligence.” .More to the point, the docu-

.. ments found in my possession and under my control (some of which were |
' 7, returned’to me only last year by the FBI) ensured my incarceration ©»
.- fora longer period than I had anticipated. ‘They also guaranteed my.
‘being held practically incommunicado for many months (for eleven. -~
“months I was not even permitted to read. a newspaver), not to mention . “4

nor were they effected for the purpose of establishing rapport. .

_ After | my. acquittal (in 1968, ‘not in 1967) I did not “drop from sient,’

Professor Richard He Popkin, | ‘from ‘whom Mee ‘turner obviously rollecte

\ assert what” ME
a liars.

"decorated hero of the Korean War," nor. did the

the curtailment of my. most. basic constitutional ‘Safeguards.

My contacts with Lee Harvey Oswald did not entail any “friendship,” -

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as. Mes Barner, the: FBI and ‘the CIA damn wwe), knows, pn

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I have never ‘stated ‘to anybody, either verbally or in writing, ‘that: |

'in-1963 I was an agent for the CIA, although in 1974 I did state,

under oath, that. I thought I had been functioning for the CIA. during

“part of 1963. Mr. Turner is also aware that less than two months: ||:
- after President.Kennedy'’s death FBI agents confronted me with. their. ,

suspicion that I had “acxed as:an unregistered agent for a foreign <=
power," inferring that I was a spy for one of the Cuban intelligence -

ease officers, accused me of having been a Soviet. spy: . still eters
> one FBI agent suggested: ‘that rT had worked for the Chinese). oes

on The régistered : letter: that was ‘dispatched at ‘my ‘insta nce to FBI
-.. Director J. Edgar Hoover in September 1963 (not necessarily on the:
_. 13th) revealed sufficient details to warrant an immediate investiga-

.. tion (if not the arrest) of Lee Harvey Oswald and two: Cuban refugees.’ | —
bot certainly “assumed" that some “action". would be taken by. the FBI.

“T. was ‘not ‘the ‘Least bit “frantic” ‘about anything in September. 1963...
~. .T did not set foot inside the Republic of Cuba during that month. wah.
To my knowledge I have never talked to any “Castro aides.” The main — |

“distinction between some American intelligence officers that I knew

- ‘and hired killers were the procedures utilized in murdering their Leen
_-vietims and/or the methods used to disassociate’ themselves and. the.

2 Ue Se ‘government from their’ crimes. . : wn

OE had no ‘fear of being implicated vin ‘the planned assassination” at
oo the. time of my arrest. or. “prior thereto. oe eos ree

services (several years later the CIA, through one of its “former"..

he. two letters ‘that I mailed ‘to ‘James. Le Rankin, General Counsel | to. -
- the Warren Commission, were not sent through “private cheng hse They]

0) were sent through ‘proper: jail authority. ay

a have ‘never ‘claimed. that I “squirreled away a snapshot ‘of (nyselt).
-with Lee Harvey Oswald taken in Jackson Sauare in Néw Orleans in: "1963.

[have never stated that Iam "willing to surface and-tell (any) story] ~
\/. to Congress" or to. anybody... And I did. not reveal any details about: -|°

> Mire Oswald. to. Professor Popkin’ that are "new" or unknown to the FBIe

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"|: GAN DIEGO, (PNS)
20, .1963, a. rangy man with a

, . Los Angeles: Free Press

say 25-31,1975 a.

- Bank robber, ‘Manchurian Candidate’
linked to JFK assassinaiion probe _

“ED. NOTE: Recent exposure of
.. what many consider to be im-
proper CIA activity, both at

_ home and abroad, has
_, reawakened interest in dacade-

_ old’ challenges to official ver-
. Sions of the assassinations of
* John Kennedy, Robert Kennedy

"and Martin Luther King. As new.

facts also begin to emerge,
-Congress faces growing
Pressure to: reinvestigate the

‘JFK assassination. —

What follows are the strange

- ‘stories, disclosed here for the
. first time, of two figures ~

Richard Case. Nagel and Luis

*. Angel Castillo — long of interest:
' t@ assassination researchers. |

WILLIAM W. TURNER ~ | 4
— On Sept.

‘vertical scar on ‘his forehead

_ Strode into the State National
. Bank.in &! Paso, Tex., and re-

- quested $100 in travelers’

~ checks. Before the teller could
. ..comply, he whipped out a pistol

and fired two shots into the ceil- -

‘ing. Then he waited to be _.
: Arrested.

Police quickly: realized that

. the suspect, Richard Case

: Nagell, 32, was no ‘ordinary.
’ bank robber. Papers he carried
. Showed that he was a decorated
“ hero of the Korean War who had
gone. on to a career in Army
‘Intelligence before being dis-

_ charged with the rank of captain | E
; -. 1960, FB! Director J. Edgar
- Hoover himself .wrote an in-.

_in 1959.
. Why had-he pulled the non-
robbery?
“Last, week Or. Richard H.

Select

Popkin, a philosophy protessor_

at Washington University in St. :

Louis, stepped off a plane in the

» nation's capital lugging a brief- .
‘case containing documents -il-
luminating the strange case of .. ;
touch with Richard Nagell, now -.:-
‘living near San Diego, and had: --.
‘learned about Nagell’s: °° .::
friendship with Lee Harvey. -
‘-Oswald. Nagell has fascinated. - -
- assassination researchers: ever

the man who shot a bank. Also

crammed into the briefcase was -

a thick sheaf of papers relating
to a bizarre “Manchurian Can-
didate” episode in the Philip-
pines in 1967... -

Both the El Paso and Manila

‘incidents. Popkin: said-in an in-
terview before ‘leaving for .

Washington, were linked to the

Dallas assassination of John F. --

Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963. They

would “crack -the case wide =

open, ” he predicted.

The slight, bearded academi-
stopping in-
‘Washington to present his.dis- -
coveries. to Attorney. General ~
Edward Levi and the Senate ~
Committee on.

cian was

Intelligence Activities before ga-

ing on to a conference ‘of learn-.
~ Jetters from prison.:- vom

ed philosophers...
The Second Oswald:

published The Second Oswald,
which chronicled several in-

‘Stances of someone imper-
sonating the man later accused .

of slaying the president. At the.
time the book

closed that as early as June 3,

. terdepartmental memorandum

citing evidence of an- Oswald -. -

. Popkin is no stranger to the -
JFK investigation. In. 1966 he |

gained scant .
attention, but recently it was dis- _

imposter. The FBI knew Oswald a
at that time as a defector to-

Russia,-and, some conspiracy
theorists believe, as a possible

CIA agent.

Popkin said he had been in ~~

since an FBI report filed with the .

‘Warren Commission. quoted .—
him as saying he had met with:
Oswald in Mexico.City and Tex. =
‘as. But the former intelligence . |

officer had been inacessibie. He.
‘remained in prison for the El.
’ Paso caper until his conviction .._.
‘was reversed for insufficient —
evidence in 1967, after which ha ~~

dropped from sight.
Nagell’s Version
‘Nevertheless,

defense pleadings and cryptic ;

In August 1963 Nagell, works
ing as a CIA agent, learned of a

domestic plot to.assaasinate the: -
president, involving Oswald and-
‘anti-Castro Cubans. He in-
formed his CIA superior . but...

feared nothing would be done ~

-because he lacked details. On. -
Sept. 13 he dispatched a letter -

warning J. Edgar Hoover of the |

‘plot but again assumed no ac-. -..

tion would be taken.

As Nagell understood. it, :
. Kennedy was to be shot. in -
- (please. turn to page 33).

] researchers. . .
_ were able te glean some picture .~
‘ of Nagell's significance from his. -


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- federal
parently. fearing that his
_ association with Oswald would
‘implicate himself in the planned :

- no reply.

-INATION-

ns

(continued trom. le 4)

- Washington about Sept. 26 (as

it turned out. JFK left Sept. 25 .
. are met.

for a whirlwind tour of the West).

. °Frantic, Nagell flew to Havana
' on Sept. 19 to see if Castro -
aides could shed light on the’

assassination plot, but the only

advice they could offer was to ~

"4 this photograph does exist
it would fend credibility. to

provided protective conditions

“Manchurian Candidate”
Pookin is also convinced that

the Manila “Manchurian Can-

execute Oswald in the hope that -

. would stop the plan.

- But Nagell feft Cuba deciding

agent, not a killer.” Flying to El

“Paso via Mexico City, he walked

into the bank the next day for

’ “the sole purpose of having

myself arrested and detained by
authorities"

assassination.

‘that he “was an intelligence |
had contacted

— ap-

Nageli was in the El Paso Jail .

-: when Kennedy was shot In
‘Dallas two months later. Hesent |
an offer to testify before the —

- Warren Commission through

“private channels” but received

Dedicated Leftist
In his recent discussions with
Popkin, Nagell has revealed

’ new details about Oswald. He
’ first met Oswald, he said, in the

late fifties at the U.S. naval base
at Atsugi, Japan, where Oswald
was a Marine Corps radar

. specialist. They became friends

but didn’t encounter one.

_ another again until August 1963 .
- when Nagell learned of the plot .
" - -against Kennedy.

‘Disputing claims that Oswald
had ties with the CIA, Nagell
belleves that Oswald was a
dedicated leftist who was duped

“was shot,
assembled from components -

didate” case was connected to.
the JFK assassination: On

March 2, 1967, a man named |

Luis Angel Castillo.was detain-
‘ed by the Philippine National
Bureau of investigation after he
left-wing - Huk
guerrillas. Questioned under

truth serum and hypnosis.

:  Nagell’s account. And Ne” is
‘willing to surface and te. __ ais
_ story to Congress. Popkin says,

Castillo blurted out a tale of hav- ©

ing been taken to a building in
Dallas, Tex., the day Kennedy
handed a rifle

hidden in a bowling bag and in-
Structed to fire at a man in an

-open car sitting next to a lady.

The signal to fire would be given
_by mirror flashes.

Sation at the time. The Manila
Times bannered: “ ‘JFK Plotter’
in Manila!" Wire service dis-

‘ patches to. the United. States
‘said Castillo was a “Cuban-

trained Communist agent” wha

“hadn’t shot because he heard
that a man named Joe “had -
already shot. the man in the

“open car.” The story was so im-
plausible that it quickly died.
Not long ago the hypnotist
who conducted the interroga-
tion of Casiilio for the Philippine
authorities arrived in this coun-

- try under the name Vincente A.

- by anti-Castro exiles involved in - ‘

the conspiracy. Posing as~

becoming a “fall guy” by playing.

’ Castro G-2 intelligence agents, -
_ the exiles wheedied Oswaldinto ..

on his Castro sympathies, pain- .

ting Kennedy as anti-Castro and
promising that he would be
spirited to Havana after the

assassination.

Nagell told Popkin he met

-with Oswald both in Mexico Clty .

. and New Orleans, hotbeds of
‘ the anti-Castro movement.

“Nagell claims he has squirrel-
ed away a snapshot of himself
with Lee Harvey Oswald taken
in Jackson Square in New
Orleans in 1963," Popkin as-

-$erted. “In the picture are two
’ other men, both anti-Castro

‘Cubans, who were pretending -

Sanchez. When Popkin took a

took at his reports, his eyes

popped. :
The reports termed Castilla a
‘zombie’’ — a hyp-

noprogrammed robot.
Double-Agent Network
Sanchez extracted Castilio’s
rambling story over a period of
weeks. Castillo, then 28, was in-
ducted around 1960 into a
“Special Operations Group”
which afforded him paramifitary
training. tn 1961 he participated
in the Bay of Pigs invasion, asa
pilot for the CIA. Thereafter he
infiltrated a double-agent

The story caused a brief sen--

network, posing as a Com--..

munist in Venezuela and li-
quidating a.Communist agent in.
Mexico.

In talking about the JFK
assassination, Castillo —
despite some disjointed
phrases — was nevertheless

able to describe in some detail —

er Ute pe WUE ‘agent’

ordered, ~they's got him already. :

Let's get out of here." After the

rifle was disassembled and -— .-
' stuffed in the bowling bag, he: ~
“was hustled into-the car which © -
had breught him to tne building...
It stopped twice within blocks ta «s+.

pick up other men.

In 1967, according to:

Sanchez, Castillo was

‘programmed to assassinate

Philippine President Ferdinand cg

-Marcos after openly associating -.
‘ with the leftist Huks — which ~*
- would implicate.them in the -

assassination. Popkin points.

out that this is a similar ploy to
the one Nagell attributed to the
anti-Castro Cubans’ use of. :

Oswald.”

Until recently. the Castilla vo

episode: might have seemed a. ~~)

logcial

impossibility. But the -

release of the Rockefeller = .:

Report, ‘with

duce behavior modification in

_unsuspecting subjects, make. -

its revetations.. —
‘about secret CIA projects to in- -

the possibility of a “Manchurian
Candidate” more than mere’. .-
fantasy. {In the Robert Kennedy: ---
assassination, Dr. Bernard Dia-.

‘mond, who examined Sirhan ..-
Sirhan for the defense, testified”
_that he believed Sirhan’ _
hypnotized at the time of the:
" shooting.)

was

Although — the
whereabouts of Castillo is un-
known, the Sanchez reports

contain the names of six per- ©

sons who supposedly ran his

network, including the “contrat 1. |

officer” and a woman who hyp-

notized him. Popkin’s awn in-.
vestigations have shown that.

these peaplie do exist. .

Castro, will be published this fait
by Houghton Mitfitn. ;

current.” m

Through Popkin their stories. .
have now been passedontothe = -
‘Attorney General and the ©
‘Church Committee. ae
William Turner's latest book. re
The Cuba Project, the story of - .-
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Mr. Paul Gaynor, C/0S/SRS/f/} * N. Scott Miler, CI/SIG

The attached telegran. from American Embassy, Madrid, may

‘net have come to your attention. It may be of some significance

Meat

in connection with information about a Richard Case ‘NAGELL with
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and Richard FECTEAU.

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18 gaiosey 1968

SUBJECT: WNAGELL, Richard Case

ALLEGATION: "CIA CONNECTION: -
. Richard Case NAGELL,.“a None; although, Subject was of
highly. decorated infantry ' interest to OS in 1964 and early
Captain in the Korean War", . .» 1965 because of information
alleges that he became a_ . furnished to the Agency by the

' GIA agent. He said he ; FBI that he had in his. possession
fired the gun in the bank at- the names of six CIA employees
El Paso, Texas because he —. at the time of his arrest for bank
wanted to be- in custody when robbery at El Paso, Texas on 20

' the assassination of . September 1963.

President. KENNEDY took

‘place. WNAGELL charged

that "the FBI illegally
seized. from him evidence

. crucial to his defense,

such as notebooks containing
the names of certain CIA ~
employees » Photographs, two ©

‘Mexican tourist cards (one

in the name of Joseph KRAMER,

.the other in. the name of .

Albert HIDEL) and receipts for
‘registered mail, including the one
for the letter ‘sent HOOVER ~
warning of the assassination.
NAGELL daimed he was in-

structed to "arrow" the

- patsy, that is kill him , oO oe

(OSWALD) after the assassi-

“ nation. He contended he.

got cold feet and’ this was
his reason for the attempted
bank robbery, he would rather

. be arrested than comnit™

murder and treason.The.

article alleges that while it
was suggested in court that

an airplane crash NAGELL ~~ -
survived mentally affected hin,
he was given intelligence. °
training after the crash.

' Also, NAGELL complains he has ;

been salted away because of
what he knows.


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. SOURCE:

1968 RAMPARTS
Article by William
W. TURNER

0S INDICES RESULTS:

Subject became of interest to the Office of Security in March 196)
‘when the FBI informed the Agency that Subject had in his possession at
‘the time’ of his arest for bank robbery at El Paso, Texas on 20 September
‘1963 the name of Richard FECTEAU (an individual by this name was captured
by the Chinese Commmists and is now in ‘prison in China) and of six: Agency
employees. . Research failed to reveal any reason why NAGELL had these
names in his possession. It was concluded that while NAGELL is unquestionably
' unbalanced, his story of being ‘involved in espionage is not fully contradicted
by evidence. He could have been contacted by a Soviet agent while in Washington,
D. C. in December 1962 or while he was in Mexico City in September and October
. 1962. His file contains mostly FBI reports dated 1962 and 1964 -and in these
are documented his history of mental instability and physical complaints |
stemming foum the plarcrash. Attached isa chronology dated 3 March 1965
made from the information contained in the FBI reports. At the time this
security research was conducted, it was recommended that NAGELL be personally
interviewed by a the wossession’ £-OS in the hope that NAGELL might reveal
how he came into the possessiou/ hese names but no further action is. indicated
in his file and this interview was not undertaken,

~" DETAILS:

Subject's file reflects no Agency interest in him prior to March 1964
when the names of CIA employees were found in his possession when arrested
for bank robbery.

The RAMPARTS claim that he received intelligence. training after the plane...
erash is true. The crash‘occurred 28 November 1954 and he ‘graduated . from :
Army Intelligence School, Ft. Holabird, Maryland on 15 August 1955- He
served in Korea and Japan as a member of the U.S. Army Counter intelligence
Corps, terminating- about 1958 .A Lt..Col. Ned W. GLENN who served with
NAGELL personally in Korea advised that NAGELL was not stable mentally and
that this instability was probably due to brain damage suffered in the airplane
crash.

The RAMPARTS article's claim that NAGELL said he fired the gun in the |
- ‘bank at El Paso, Texas because he wanted to be in custody when the assassination
took place is not completely in conflict with a statement NAGELL made on
- 1 January 1964 which was, however , after. the assassination. (see page 4 of
chronology)

; The’ RAMPARTS article's allegation. that the FBI took from NAGELL a note-
book containing the names of CIA employees is true.

a NAGELL's complaint that he was "salted away" is open to specukbion. A
(ee ten year prison sentence does appear harsh, considering the documented brain


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8 June 1962: oo. Suspended by. ABC, ‘State of! ‘California

Richard Case , NAGELL,

-Chronolo sical Record of Activities ee
" Entered. 1 Army (is y years old) |

. “Brilliant Korean War Record"

“Many: Campaign Awards" “

Sole survivor of plane crash. Suffered facial disfigure
ment; given. psychiatric exam. : :

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vaduated from Army Intelligence School; F t. Holabir<
ryland, Served.as advisor to ROK Army in Korea.
. Concerned. ‘with. intelligence activities;. ‘served as. a mer
of U.S. Army: Counterintelligence Corps. in: J apan, Senc
and ‘Tokyo, terminating < about. 1958. ; cn

_ A Lt. Col. Ned w. GLENN, “Deputy G- -2, U.S. ‘Navy, ;
-. Japan, advised on 24: March. 1964 that. he. had: served : ,
personally in Korea with NAGELL. GLENN. advised .

that NAGELL was not stable mentally and tha this: ine
stability was probably due to damage to brai: issues -

‘suffered insan airplane crash. during the Korean War.
fo Honorable Discharge -. . Captain, U. s. Army

— Emsloyed by Department of Alcoholic Beverage. Contre.
a of § State. of. California, as'a special investigator.:

: Dismissed. by ABC .

- 16 > July 1962: Shot in chest Neyhile making a meet between Malibu. and

24 Aug 1962:

AT Aug-1962:_

‘Oxnard, Refused to identify assailants or furnish. infor
mation to” police, subsequently, filed Civil Rights: com-
plaint against police. Withdrew request ‘for hearing so
he could get money from state of California consisting <
retirement contributions and accumulated leave.

Issued tourist card at Los Angeles ’ California, »

... Entered Mexico through Ciudad, Juarez. -


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28 Sept 1962: ~ “Appearéd voluntarily: at American Embassy, ‘Mexico city, ;
a ct - tense, nervous; agitated and antagonistic.” 7 . :
“” ‘Inter alia-stated he had been approached in Mexico. _
City” for recruiting, © refused ‘to say: by: whom on. behalf of
ms _.. “what country. Stated that one job:of this sont would be _
ae ot | im New York, | He volunteered that he: fully realized that a
- "what he ‘was saying could be ‘used against him in any -
_court/or prosecution. He stated that he was "bitter, .
- disgusted, disillusioned and disaffected". Stated he knew
the full significance of the term disaffected. He stated -.
that if he did go to some other country, it would cost the
United States millions. He stated that he was "through
‘being a good citizen" and thought that he had gotten ae :
7 "dirty deal all-around," ‘

1 Oct 1962: > Again. appeared : at American Embassy, } Mexico City,
po | Nvanting to ‘know what-had béen done in regard to getting.
‘the state of California to pay him the money due him..
Was sent to ‘protection section. Asked what’ séction-: of —
. Embassy he should contact to renounce his Unitéd States |
citizenship. _Was advised by collection section that they
_ could not. intercede for him in’ collecting money. ‘from _
- state of California. . Appeared in passport and citizenship °
- section and asked what the penalty. would. be for going to ©
. an-Iron Curtain country and what effect it would have on
‘his citizenship. .Was advised that such action would be.
a violation, of federal: law. ,

28 Oct 1962:: Left Mexieo-city,

7 Department « of ‘Alcoholic * Beverage Control i in | California.

ae 16 Nov 19622)": Advised FBL in New: York City : he. wanted to expose
a. De 15. Dec-1962: uo Advised FBI ; in. Jacksonville, Florida, that he had'been .
re approached shortly before in Washington,. D.G., by °.
- "individual believed to be working for’ Soviets. NAGELL” :
at this time was noted to be in an inebriated condition - -
_ vague. -in. answering questions. : * ;
po 20 Dec 19628: 22 Jan: 1963: NAGELL at Bay’ Pines, Florida VA Hospital,
po 8 , - Condition diagnosed as "chronic brain syndrome associated
fo tat with. brain trauma with behavioral reaction. characterized
ae , oe by passive aggressive and paranoid features",


24 Jan.1963: |. Asked FBI in. Miami if his Cuban or Russian: sources"

7 gave him a pistol. with silencer and microfilm. if-he
would be permitted té return same to his contact so _
he could be of further use to U.S. Government, - He tk
stated that in August or September: 1962 he met a man .
from Maryland, in Mexico City who introduced him to >
individuals whom haitbelieved may have been Soviet Agent. ee

ee dd April 1963: - Advised FBI in Los Angeles, California, that: ‘he had .
pa a ‘taken his former wife to court for failure to.comply with - _
court order giving NAGELL visitation nights with: children.

..4June 1963: . NAGELL appeared at.the Out. Patient Clinic and \ was re-
oo _ ferred to the Neurological Clinic for treatment. His

condition. was diagnosed. as'depression, tearful, nervous,

— rigid’. ‘Would 1 only: utter words "Got to see my kid".

_ 20 Sept 1963: NAGELL arrested i in El Paso, Texas, < on. . charge of at~

mS , tempting to rob State National.Bank. Slashed ‘wrist night.

of 9/20/63. _NAGELL consistently denied he had'tried ~

' to rob the bank; ‘stated that the fact that he ‘fi |. two shots :

‘in the ceiling proved he had not been trying to hit anyone,

_ He stated that he was certain that "all of my problems have.

been- ‘solved fora long time, and now I won't have to go to

bed ; ; Cuba",

co oe A notebook which: the Subject. had on his person when 3 ar~ cee

Po!  '. gested made reference to Fair Play for Cuba Committee, :

. .the names.-of. purported CIA agents aid “othéY inféfmation.

_ Gell mate in jail reported that NAGELL disclosed to‘him™”

that NAGELL, during confused period after: discharge, _

__-/* decided everything against him in Los Angeles'and made

a _-  axrangeménts with Communist Party in Los Angeles to.

a. _ -  . ° pick up visa and passport from contact in-El Paso and

, eventually end-up in Czechoslovakia, NAGELL reportedly

, attempted suicide three times enroute to El Passo but .
lost nerve. So , :

; (Noteworthy that State Department records reflect issuance ~
of Passport to NAGELL on 7 August 1962 at Los Angeles, -
. California, and that on 9 July 1963 NAGELL signed affi- —
davit that his passport had been lost or stolen, He was
issued a new passport on 6 August 1963.)

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4 Nov 1963?" © “El Paso Herald-Post article states that NAGELL told. -
my U.S. District Court that he did. not attempt to hold up —
"the bank, "I had a motive for doing what I did": NAGELL
told Judge , "but my motive was not, ‘to hold up the bank,
I do not intend to disclose my motive at this time. "

19 Dec: 1963: _- | Subseduient to President's assassination, Subject claimed
pe co _ , _ acquaintance with OSWALD and wife. “Marina OSWALD
i re von 1/18/65 disclaimed any- knowledge of NAGELL..

1. Jan 1964: NAGELL furnished. a signed statement: ——
| "yy, In September 1962, -while I was in Mexico City,a
oo representative. of a foreign government ‘preposed to me
that I participate in an act; such act being a criminal
_ offense and inimical to the best interest of the United
States. At that time, I refused such proposal. In May
-1963,. “another representative of the same foreign govern-
ment made the same proposal to me. At that. ‘time, I~
‘agreed to such a proposal." °
In September 1963, Il was informed by an American, . ;
‘known to me as an Agent of the same foreign government,
that arrangements for my participation in the aforementioned
’ act'were completed, At that ‘time, I refused the. aforesaid
_proposal, | .
Approximately one week later,. I was. instructed by: this”
same person to either participate as previously agreed
“or derrogatory information. pertaining to me would be -
oe ‘disclosed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. There- :
upon, I agreed to follow the instructions -of-this” ‘person,
“although I did not intend to do so. This’ existing situation
actuated ° my conduct of.September- 20, 1963, for which I
was arrested and am. presently charged. :
I did not actually attempt to rob any bank. I thought that
: my .arrest-would provide an immediate, though temporary,
ae _ , solution to the problem with which I was confronted.
Do 7 J am -not guilty as charged. tt

he a 24 Jan 1964: NAGELL arraigned in connection with. indictment for
BO ' bank robbery and was committed for 30 days for the
; purpose of psychiatric examination.

9 June 1964: ~ > Sentenced in U.S. District Court,. El Paso, .Texas to
, " serve 10 years.

B-

- l7 June 1964: 7 ~ NAGELL swallowed several sleeping pills while lodged -

at the’ El Paso Cerne Jail,

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Security's. security. file of _ Subject.

‘FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
24 October 1997 ©

ERCERNDIM FOR THREE

SUBJECT: NAGELL,. Richard c.
“F SAIN ..0°264.170-

“on 23. ‘October ‘1997, ‘the undersigned. ‘met. with, Mr ..
Gary ‘Brennanmen, : ‘Historical ‘Review Group, » Central

Intelligence Agency and Ms. ‘Kathleen M. Combs, Assassination

“Ma: Combs reviewed the Office of Personnel |

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‘brought in’ a’ rifle 'to have a telescopic

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resembling Oswald had practiced there

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An incident at’ Downtown Lincoin-
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who closely resembled the accused as-.

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Richard Case Nagell, and paradoxically, "
“the most cogent confirmation for it is'the

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“captain in the Korean War who, .he

f} 1957 he was scriously injured in a plune’
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not exactly a tourist playeround, On,

I} a bank in El Paso, Texas, fired.a gun into.

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e . to be arrested. He says he staged the:

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- impending assassination, which he" Says.
-was then scheduled for the latter part o

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“mn nswered, -

_ cember 19, 1963, Nagell advised, “For ~

“City and in Texas” (CD 197). Another

going ‘to ‘have to. £0: > back ‘Russ:
buy a car’ (Report, ‘p. 320).

’ Given a lie detector. test by the FBI
Bogurd's responses were those “normally”
expected of @ person telling the’ truth,
Nevertheless, the Warren Commiséion:
dismissed the incident by noting that

automobile and that on November 9 he
allegedly ‘spent the day drafting va
lengthy Ictter to the Soviet Embussy. {t :

someone might be impersonating ‘Ose
wald. But Bogard will never identify the

news interviews, and subsequently ‘was’
beaten to within an inch of his life by an
unknown assuilant and arrested: by the
Dallas police on seemingly trumped-up’
bad check charges. He retreated to his-
native Louisiana, where on St. Valen- -
tine’s Day 1966, he was found dead. of
exhaust fumes in his automobile.”

The main ingredients of the -patsy:

‘gradually filtered ‘out ‘of ‘Leavenworth

manner in which he wound up sentenced :

’ Nagell was a highly decorated infantry.

claims, subsequently became a CIA.
aeent. It is a matter of record that in

September 20, 1963, Nagell walked into-
the ceiling, and then sat outside wailing -

affair because he wanted to be irr custody.
as an alibi when the assassination took”:
place. It was‘a desperate measure, he ad
mits. But he had sent a registered letter:

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ington, D.C.), and the letter had gon

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view report stating, in part, that on De-:

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association with OSWALD (meaning -
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to the FBI, but to the CIA: In brief, }
he says that the motive for the assassina- ‘

i 1 shifted to Dallas, Bravo Club enlisted

A Club.

aie reper: . states that when the prisoner v was * :

I being led from court on’ January’ 24, -
| 1964, ‘he “made wild accusations to news-
1 paper reporters, accusing the FBI of not.”
attempting to prevent the assassination ‘-

of President Kennedy . . ."? (CD 404).
. That the charges may not be so wild is

d indicated by the fact that the government
H threw the book at Nagell, a first offencer
who says he expected to bé charged only -

with discharging a firearm on govern-
ment-protected property. Since his sen-
tencing, he has been shuttled between
Leavenworth ‘and the federal: medical
center (a euphemism for mental institu:

| tion) at Springfield, Missouri. While the

government has suggested in court that
his airplane crash : mentally: affected
Nagell, ‘the fast remains :that he was
ining after the crash.

tion was Kennedy's move in the direction
of a Tapprochement with Castro, which

Mexico City, code:name Bravo Club,
decided to give Kennedy a “Christmas
present” to be delivered September 26, a

date that was postponed. A party was */'

required. Two members of Bravo Club
approached Oswald while he was worl
ing at the Reily:coifee firm in New Or-

“Jeans in the summer of 1963, and ap".
, pealed to his ego in setting him up as the of

patsy. When the’ “delivery” site was
the aid of a Dallas “subsidiary,” Delta

Meanwhile the CIA got: wind of the
plans and sent several agents into the

i :4 field to ascertain whether they were.“‘for. |
feal.” Nagell says he was one of the

agents dispatched. Within a short time, *
he claims, he was pulled in. It had been |

verified that the plans were: authentic,
that ‘“‘gusanos [anti-Castroites] were.

making the watch tick,” and that the:
) sum of the plot was right-wing in nature. |.
i: Nagell says that Ke was instructed to

“arrow” the patsy, that is kill him, affer
the assassination. At this point, he con-

=) tends, he got cold fect and bailed out. “I -
“would rather be arrested"than commit

murder and treaso:i,” he declared in a
self-prepared petition for habeas corpus.

In the petition, Nagell asserts that he
used.the pseudonyins Robert Nolan and

_Joseph Kramer in the U.S. and three -

anti-Castro group in New Orleans. tind af

; states that the files of the FBI and: he
CIA ‘contain information that: Oswald
was using the aliases Albert Hidel- and
Aleksei Hidel. He charges that’ ‘the: ‘FBI
illegally seized from him evidence crucial
to his defense, such as notebooks cons
taining the names of certain CIA em«
ployees, photographs, two. Mexican
tourist-cards (one in the name Joseph
Kramer, the other in the name Albert
Hidel), and receipts for registered. ma
including the one for the letter sent
‘Hoover warning-of the assassination,
. When Nagell comptains he has. been
“salted away” because. of what. he
knows, he just might be making the un-
derstatement of the year.

(THE ELIMINATION OF A A PATSYT— :

“OW DIDN'T KILL ANYROPY ...Pm just ;
A patsy,” Oswald shouted to.news-'

men while in ‘police custody. A_

marked Patsy, contends Garri jon—one

something had misfired, and.Oswald fell
| not into the hands of his. would- be exes
: cutioners, ,but into. the comparative
. safety of the Dallas jail. The denouement
presented a crisis that the conspirators
could solve only by pressing police buff :
Jack Ruby into service. .

Although the Warren Commission:
concluded that Oswald ducked into his.
Oak Cliff rooming house to pick up the
P38 revolver, later confiscated from him
‘in the Texas Theater, it did not explain
why, ifhe had gone to work at the School
‘Book Depository that morning Intend>
| ing to kill the President and escape,
- he did not take the revolver with’ him. ::
. That he made-a beeline'to his rooming -
_ house'for the sole purpose of getting the:
revolver spenks of a man who desper-
ately wanted to protect himself from.
‘treacherous comrades rather than from ..
-the police. Notwithstanding the mild re-,
sistance he put up in-his refuge in the
Texas Theater, Oswald's demeanor in
custody gave every ‘indication that he
would resolve. the ereat riddle—given
r thetime,

Oswald does not appear to be the only :
double-cross victim of that bloody after---
-noon: the evidence is persuasive that. .-
’ someone other than the accused assassin
killed Officer J. D. Tippit, a friend of Q
Jack Ruby, whose patrol area included. .
the Harlandale Street section headquar-


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Whose body was found floating|,+ an intelligance agent, But a
in Tokyo Bay, Spokesman termed Dugan “a
._,may have been fine soldier” and denied he had! -
"poisoned after
foe handing: his in-
- '” surance — policy

oN ‘to his wife and car and was assigned to an in| °
se - disappearing. elligence unit. for the’ first
M/Set.-- Em. ‘|time,, * 7 ;

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wife, Maud, came to Tokyo Feb.
; 1 44 ‘by train from Camp Zama
wife Feb. 4 in near Yokohama. The sergeant! _-
& Tokyo hotel Dugan had a ‘pass to visit the capital.!
With the policy : That night he left his wife. She’
and personal papers, saying: said they planned’ to borrow
+ “It I don't return, you'll need money on the policy. . . ;
. these." . Then, the Army said, Dugan
wage . ; went to an Army-camp north;
S “Ris body. was found “last of Tokyo, drew $40 in advancel,
.. Wednesday. The Army - said pay and sold his typewriter to
= wr . . there were indications he wasla Japanese dealer for $22. He
a. : ‘dead before hitting the water stopped at the camp’s noncom.'
~-. More than two weeks ago. | missioned officer's’ club, lost
~The Possibility of poison is $39 ‘playing slot machines and
'.. Not” being overlooked,” the;vanished: There was no wallet
Army ‘said, the United Press/on the body when it was found;
Teported. “Extensive pathologi-| Dugan was first. listed as| -
cal tests will he conducted onjabsent without leave but_ on
body samples."] : March 1 this was changed to} - ~
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~ that Dugan was murdered while through no fault of his own..
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Washington, De Cc.

: An. editor of a8 trade journal, whom I first: met while on™.
“an intelligence -aspignment in Latin America, has urged me
“gon some time | to" “make | public _the facts dealing with ny:
involvement in. 8. conspiracy. to murder | the late Chief
Execitive, | Joba F. Kennedy, in 1963 _and the circumstances

. surrounding. my arrest and imprisonment in the. United States -

and. East. Germany. For réasons that, are more. ‘personal than
"* ga@visable I can think of little. else ‘that I would like to: ‘do.
better. Bat with the: copious amount of ‘documentation and
“background material on hand, ‘that I feel should be ‘adduced +
. to in any valid treatise. of. ‘the subject, it would require
pitting no less than a ‘tome, an undertaking for which I am.
- perdly qualified. _ Then, | too, there isa growing skepticiem _
en my ‘part concerning the kind of. reception that ‘a topic of
2. this sort ‘would elicit. ‘from a society long since inured to
-, \violence, corruption and injustice. still, after ovor- Bix:
|" tyears~ ‘of ‘relative silence, I've decided that” I must sey
something about all. this, if only to” answer ‘the lies and i
» -distortions concocted about mein the presse. Thus, I have:
“compiled this ome dooklet, a throwaway ,. which may be
‘ easily: discarded” ‘at the whim of the reader. In it “I've.
‘taken: the liberty to set forth a reproduction of one of the :
least - ‘sanitized references ‘to. my cese. that has appeared inv -
the news media, ‘an. article printed ‘Vast ‘summer ‘in the orgy eht
~~ OVERSEAS FAMILY j © a weekly tabloid. éatering to Ue Se services
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UNCLE SAM has given Richard Case

Nagell three Purple Hearts-— one-
earned on Christmas Day —- and a medal -.

for heroism in combat. .
But what this ox-Army counterspy and
olleged CIA undercoverman wants Is that
le keep a promise to locate his wife
and two small children. -

The 38-year-old former officer hasn't _
. seen them since 1963,

Officials inside the Federal Govern-
ment — most likely FBI and CIA agents
— know where they are and deliberately
isolated him from his family, the tall, lean
chain-smoker claims,

Nagell became separated from his
Japonesa-born wife Mitsuko Takahashi
and their children, Teresa, now 9, ond Ro-

bert, now 8, when he was arrested for.

robbing an El Paso, Tex., bank in Sep-
tember 1963. .

He staged the robbery ond immedi-
ately surrendered to the. police; Nagell

- claims, because he hod refused to kill

Kennedy-assassin Lee Harvey Oswald and

fort
‘| Two mejor magazines intimated that
- Nagell ha ;

wos afraid he. would be killed himself...

The ex-Army captain was convicted of
the crime an

cal prison in Communist East Germany
e CIA. ;

been insane.

_ New Orleans district attorney Jim Gar.
rison allegedly interviewed Nagell three
times in his controversial probe of what

~. he called the plot to kill Kennedy.

However, despite all ‘the publicity

about Nagell, no public mention has
been made of his charges that:
- » FBI special agents who questioned
Mrs. Nagell about her husband while he
was in prison said they didn't know
where he was; - .

” © The CIA used the promise of reunit- .
ing Nagell with his family as part of the |

incentive for him to undertake a one-man

sent to Leavenworth, but:
Mrs, Nagell was never told where he was, -
* Sinea than Nagell has been written
- about in national American magazines
.and has worked his way inside a politi-

‘1 want te fimd! my childre ga” .

Ex-Army spook who fingered Oswald claima Uncle Sami hides his family /.by Thomas C. Lucey. .

CIA assignment inside East Germany.
Nagell

1969 on a hunch that the path to his fam-

ily started in West Berlin. In Zurich he was

aliost killad, he says. la Barcelaia, he

was watched. And in West Berlin he was oe
attacked in a side-street: bar by two.

strangers —- one of whom had been fol-
lowing him for two days — and hit on
the top of his head -so hard a molar
cracked in half, :

Fearing that the next attacker might
murder him and reassured that the Gov-
ernment would finally keep its promise
this time, Nagell flew home to the United

tates, sae :

Now he's back where he started in

1963 — when he tipped off the FBI that: ~
-Oswald was planning to assassinate Pres-

ident Kennedy.

. _ Working through a source with access

to. documents on the Nagelil case, The

FAMILY has been: able to reconstruct this. *.

incredible story of the spy who couldn't
come in from the cold. .

came to Europe in February

ICHARD CASE
Nagell first went

gust 1962.

_ “Some publications have
Identificd him as a CIA agent,”.

* . the FAMILY source said. “But

Nagell never claimed to be a,
CIA agent. For the year that
he worked off and on for the
“CIA the first time, he was:

_ Never told what he was. But it.

.. was In the capacity of an in-
vestigator or informant.” .

: ‘Nagell had a good back-

+ ground for investigative and
undercover assignments.

. In the Army, he was a CIC

- captain who worked in field of-

+. flees in the United States and

with the then super hush-hush

‘* Fleld Operations Intetligence in
; Japan and Korca.

Iie had made captain with a
~battlefield commission during
+: the Korean War at the age of.
22 — possibly the youngest man

a < to work for the.
\\ CIA as an ine
formant in Au-

to carn that distinction. Nagell —

"served two volunteer combat

tours as an infantryman in Ko- ©

rea, signing up for the second.
:B8 soon as he returned to the
. States from the first. It was in
Korea that-he won the Bronze
Star and three Purple Hearts.

Copyright 1969, Thomas C.:

Lucey. Reproduction in whole
or in part strictly prohibited:
. without the prior written per-

;, mission of the author, - .

During a subsequent tour in

.the Far East with the CIC and

FOI, Nagell met and married
his Japanese wife In the spring
of 1959. Being married to a
foreign national meant an
automatic removal from intel-
ligence’ work so Nagell decided
to leave the Army. 7” .

For two years he was a Cal-

ifornia state special investiga- -

tor, working on fraud cases and
liquor violations. -
- In the summer of 1962 he left
that job to work for the CIA.
His last assignment was to
penetrate the Falr Play for
Cuba Committee, where he met
Oswald. Nagell also briefly In-
vestigated Oswald’s Russlan-
born wife Marisa... :
Nagell considered Oswald
intelligent, “but some right-
wingérs were using him by
feeding his ego. They made
him think he was a big: man,
important. Oswald himself was
definitely a left-winger, lean-
ing toward Mao or maybe even
Castro, He wasn't pro-Moscow.

-He hated the Russians,

“And when Oswald said he
was going to do something, you
knew he meant it.”

In September Oswald told
Nagell, “We will kill him be-
fore the month is out.” ~

The “we,” acco: to Na-

+/ gell, were Oswald and two Lat-.
ins'—. possibly Cubans — who.

belonged to antl-Castro organ-
Izations in‘the United States.
“Him” was President Kennedy.

Nagell reported the threat to
a mari known only as Bob, his
CIA contact. According to The

. FAMILY’s source, “Nagell's in-

structions were to take care of

Oswald, He told him he wasan ~
intelligence man, not a killer, ~

and he couldn't kill Oswald.

“Threats were made to Na-
gell which indicated to him that
he had better do what he had
been instructed to do.

“Instead, he wrote about

-Oswald’s assassination plans to
FBI director J. Edgar Hoover
in Washington. Hoover didn't

reply, but Nagell didn't expect —

be arrested. He expected to be

held briefly for discharging a .

firearm on Federally insured

property. By that time the as-.

sassination would be over and _

he'd be safe.
Apparently Nagell felt police
custody would keep him safe”

“from the CIA and from the

assassins. He ‘feared the CIA
because he didn't “take care
of" Oswald. He feared the

’ tentiary,” the source ‘s

there.”

led.

“All you have to do Is! be
The egource continued: |, *

“In 1966 .Nagell's sister

wrote that she had had a
‘letter from his wife. She

- wanted to know where ‘her
husband was and why hadn't .

she heard from him.
. “Here is the sticky, part] In
Mré. Nagell'’s letter she said

Friday, June 20, 1900 |

. Richard Nagollls a solf-doluclod -ercamis |

or |

him to. He wanted that letter
* as & matter of record.

~- “After Nagell's tip, the FBI

questioned Oswald and re-

leased him. as not being a —

danger or a threat."
Two months later Nagell

heard: the assassination news © -

bulletin on the radio. “The FBI
screwed up!” he explained.
“That was Oswald!" This was
before there was any public
mention of Oswald, .
“After the assassination the
:FBI tried to clean their skirts,”
The FAMILY was told. "FBI
_ agents insisted to Nagell that

* Oswald or that about Oswald.
But he had.” - .

Leavenworth penitentlary.

"On Sept. 20, 1963, six days —

before what Nagell thought

was to be. the assassination”

date, he went. into an El Paso

bank, shot one bullet into the. -

ceiling and waited outside to

*. attorneys,"
he hadn't told them this about . i

assassins because he might be
considered one of them.
But the police held Nageil
longer than six days. :
He was tried twice, in May

.- 1964 and September. 1966, for

attempted robbery with force
and violence and sentenced to
the maximum of 10 years.

“I was bum-rapped,” Nagell :

complained.
“The court instructed that

+, any attorneys retained by his

relatives would have to come

under the supervision and -.

of court-appointed
The FAMILY’s
source said. “In effect, this de-

control

~ the’ FBI had ‘questioned her a~”
- few days before about her hus- |!

-band's activitles in the Army.

‘The FBI knew where Nagell:
“was but didn't tell his wife.”

The letter had been sent

from a Hollywood post office ~ .|

. box and Nagell tried unsuc- ~

cessfully to trace it after he
got out of Leavenworth.
-On April 20, 1968, after 4"/y

‘ years in prison, Nagell was re-
* leased after he had won an

“, acquittal on appeal and flew

- Med him counsel. of his choice:
- Bil during prison.” -
By this time Nagell was in |

. Aa prisoner A-83286-L, Na- ©

~ gell was. allowed to write to
conly his, sister and a friend. ©
“He couldn't. get an explan-"| |

ation why he wasn't allowed
mail from or to his wife and

children. “They don't explain
_ fo you in Leavenworth peni-

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to New York. .

_ ..“We pulled a lot of strings © 73 |
to get your freedom,” said a.” ;
man who met Nageli when he .

landed at Kennedy Airport.
The man and his nontalking

. partner gave Nagell §500 in
- $20 bills. “Mote will come

‘where this comes from,” the

unidentified man promised. .
“We appreciate your cooper-
_ ation in prison." -

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|

“To this day,” the source ¢ - !

told The FAMILY, “Nagell

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still has not got the money ~
Promised him. for his
prisonment in the _ United:
States.”
In New York Nagel ‘kept an
: appointment with a CIA offi-
cist he knew only as Buchel.
The CIA official told-Nagell he
had heard that his wife had di-

voreed him while he was in-

_ Leavenworth -
“It might be true,” the source

Richerd Hagel

through: East Germaniy: and-he
would be arrested.

" “The main objective of his

imprisonment was . twofold;

"One concerned @ U.S. naval

officer who had allegedly de-
fected and Nagell had to find
out If he ‘was there. But his
main purpose: was to: get as

. much information as possible -

on techniques of interrogation
and methods of treatment of
+ Urea is

Richard Nageil was ques-

. tloned by New Orleans = -
: "DA. Jim Gartison because
‘Nagell claims he fingered
Kennedy assassin lee Har, ~
». vey Oswald while working

for the CIA, Nagell. also
‘ says U.S, Government ofti-

ciale Isolated him from his
two children atter the as-

oo sassination.

* were: talking: about. So they".

took him off the train because
he didn't have a avalid transit
. visa.

East German city), where Na-

gell was held for three days in °

a aafe house (a private home

- used as a'cover for intelligence

poses). There some men in
‘civilian’ clothes - questioned

Nagell.

the victim of dagger-in-the-back CIA factics?

' noted, “but wouldn't it be nice
for Nagell to know for sure.

He assumes his children are

stilt with his wife.”
. Nagell- met Buehel to be
: briefed for another CLA assign-
ment.
Why did he go back to the.
CIA?
“It was the only practical
- thing for him’. to do,"
“source said, “because of his
financial situation.”
Almost a.month to the day
after he arrived in New York
* Nagell .jetled to Zurich. ~
“During his last week of
discussions with Buehel and
another man in New York."
The .FAMILY's source said,
“It was Nagell's understanding
that he was to have himself
arrested by East German
‘authorities. All he had to do
was buy a train ficket from
Zurich, Switzerland, to East
Berlin. The train would go

"the -

the M{S (East German Ministry. .

for State Security.”

Everything -went according.
to the CIA's plan—up to a

point, -
Ta Zurich, Nagell reported to
his, CIA contact in the Ameri-

can Consulate General. About. *

the only thing the CIA agent

“ seems to have said to Nagell

was to ask him the train com-
partment number on his reser-
vation. Nageli told him, No. 46.

: Early in the morning of -

June 10, 1968, around 12:30:

. &m. to 1:30 a.m, Nagell’s train

stopped after crossing the East"
German border.

“He could hear people get
on the train and clomp down
the afsle, directly to his com-

. partment," the source sald..

“There were two men in unl-
form and two men fn civilian
clothes. They asked Nagell for
his passport—by name. Then

they asked for his. transit visa. -
He didn't know what they

"Next he was driven to an

East Berlin political prison for.

extensive interrogation. They
accused -him of espionage and
said they were going to try
him.

- “Nagell had been told that if
he was In East Germany for
over three months, his release

"would be effected by the agen-

cy (CIA), but he was not told
how. On his own he started to

there was another reason for
his being there. He felt the
CIA had deserted him and
that, quite frankly, he had

been sent to Germany to get -

“him out of sight or to get rid
of him.

“He was released on October
23. He didn’t know he was go-
ing to be released until he was
taken out of prison and driven
to a Berlin checkpoint identi-

“They drove to Erfurt (an.

CAST OF CHARACTERS: a

fied to him as
bruecke.”

_ Waiting to meet Nageli were,
according to the source:

" Sandkrug-

* @ Andor Klay, head of the-
Eastern Affalrs Section of the

U.S. Mission in Berlin; -

@ Wolfgang Vogel, a well-
known East Berlin lawyer who
Participated on the Feb. 10,
1962, exchange of Soviet master

spy Col Rudolf Abel and A-~
-merican U2 pilot Francis Gary.

Powers and other sples and
accused spies:

@_Ricey S New, a wealthy

Washington lawyer, supposed-
ly “a representative —not a
member—of the CIA”;
_ @ Bruce_ A, Fiatin, head of
the US. ferlin — Mission's
public safety section, allegedly
“a longtime CIA member-—and
Fiatin is not his real name”;

@ Dr. (Capt — now Maj)

“ George Raymond Babineau, a
. ‘psychiatrist at the U.S. Army -

hospital in Berlin, who ap-

peared in civilian clothes, and
@ An unidentified man.
Nagell was. driven to. the

é ..U.S. Mission at 170 Clay Allee
play crazy because he was -
there over four and a half *

‘months and he began to think ”

and interviewed by Babincau.

“That was probably because -
, Nagell had played crazy with
” the East Germans,” the source

said.

Washington lawyer New was
also present.

“Somebody brought Nagell
a cup of coffee,” the source
continued. “Nobody else had

- coffee. Nagell drank a small

portion of his coffee. It was
black but it tasted more bitter

* than ordinary coffee. Approxi-
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fluence of a drug. He went to
the bathroom and looked at
his eyes in a mirror. They were
almost pinpoints and he| was
feeling exceedingly Mleepy.

“Back in the room he asked,
‘Did anybody put something
in my coffee?’

“Dr. Babineau said no; New
said nothing. Nagell began to
feel so slecpy he had td oc-
casfonally stand up to stay a-
wake. Finally, he asked to be

atrist if there was any ques-
“No, the doctor sald, ' tar

to go.'

“New spoke to the doctsi {n
a comer — the doctor ‘kept:
shaking his head no —‘ and
then New told-Nagell, ‘I think
you ought to leave for: the
‘The German
newspapers are going to pick
this thing up any moment and
might want to talk to you. [
don't think you should talk to
them.”

“Nagell sald he wanted to go:
back to Zurich first to pide up
his helongings — to be exact,
certain documents in a safe de-
posli box. Nagell keeps records,
Plenty of them."
. When Nagell was driven to
Tempelhof Airport, New ac-
companied him and walted un-
til he boarded the plane, Some
time during their talk New
asked Nagell about his disabil-
ity—Nagell was getting a 60
percent disabillty for service-

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: promised him help in getting a ;

disability retirement.

“But,” the source added, New
“Of course,
this (offer of help in getting a
disability retirement). is pred-
icated on your staying away
from the news media."

On the afternoon Night to
Stuttgart Nagell fell asleep,
convincing him that he had
been given a drug ora bar-
biturate.

Because of fog he didn't get
to Zurich until 4 a.m. and “he
was feeling extremely sick,” the
source sald. “He rested for a’
few hours and went to the U.S.-

' Consulate General. New had
told him to stay away from the

‘consulate in Zurich because’
* ‘they will question you and
_ send it to Washington.’ Nagelt

couldn't understand New's rea-
soning, but he went to the

- consulate to get a coctor, not to

teli them about Berlin, He was

+ drastically sick and wanted a- °

doctor: He thought he was dy-
ing.” --
* Referred. to a civilian doctor,
Nagell was told “he had been
given an overdose of Seconal,
a most potent sleeping drug.”
Nagell was sick for about six
days.
Meanwhile, he was ‘also wait-
ing to hear from New, who had |
promised to phone him in two -

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or three days. Nagel had told
_him he wanted the search ‘for
his family to be agreed upon
before he returned, to the
States.

Twice Nagell called New's
room at the Berlin Hilton. First
New was “unavailable,” then
he had checked out for the U.S.
(Later, back in Washington,

- New allegedly explained it had

been “unadvisable” to go to Zu-
rich because the East Germans

might have tapped hls phone |

and he didn't want them to

., know Nagell was there. Nagell

" didn’t buy that.)
With New hot showing up to
- discuss the search for his faml-
jy, Nagell violated his instruc-
tions and went to the consulate
for help.

On his first visit Nagell found

“they had a classified file on
him and knew he had been in

.East Berlin," the source con- |

tinued. “But he refused to an-:

swer questions about his Im-° *

prisonment and told them about |
New's promise, —

“The next time, he told the
consulate he was angry that he
had not heard from New and
that If he didn't get heip he was
going to the news media. This
is when he was offered State

- Department help in locating his -

family — predicated on his
early return to the United
States. Nagell agreed and few
back to New York.”

In New York, Nagell waited
about two or three weeks to

hear from the State Dept. When |

he didn't he contacted a State

fi. Dept, agency in New York and |

was allegedly told that a letter
would be sent to Washington:
“That was the last time Na-

gell heard from them,” the |

source said. “He never received

a copy of the letter to Washing- .

ton, as promised, and they were
always unavailable when he
called.”

Meanwhile, Nagell was see-
ing New in Washington and
galled in person at the State

pt.
“They told him that the

State Department didn't have .

the facilities to search for the

children," the source said, “but’

on account of the circumstances
surrounding the case and ‘be-
eause one of our employes ap-

parently made a promise in Zu-

rich,” they would conduct a

search for his children and de- -

termine whether he was mar-
ried or divorced.

“He never heard from them: «

again. When he called they
were quote unavailable un-
quote,”

Through a lawyer in New's
office, described as a luxurious
suite visited by Pentagon of-

ficers in civilian clothes, Nagell -
got an appointment at the VA -
for “a-two-and-a-half-minute ’.

' physical with his clothes on,”
according to the source. “Two
hours later he was awarded a
100 percent disability allow-

ance for a nervous condition.”

“Nagell went back to New
and told him they wanted to -
tag him (Nagell) with a nervous
condition to destroy his credi-
bility.”

For'good reason, Nagell wor-
ried that.a nervous condition
might be used to tag him as a
nut who didn't know what he
was talking about.

In July 1968, while Nagell
was in the Communist prison,
Edward Jay Epstein, author of
a book on the Warren Com-
mission, wrote an article in
the New Yorker magazine at-
tacking New Orleans District
Attorney Jim Garrison's in-
veatigation of the Kennedy: as-
sassination.

Epstein described Nagell as

cA MM

“another witness found in the
mail (of crank letters, publicity
seckers and bogus tips)... an

- inmate of-a, Federal institution:
for the criminally insane in-

Springfield, Miss,... court
-records indicated ‘that Nagell:
“had suffered brain damage in.
an airplane crash-in 1857."
Nagell’s rebuttal:”
@ He was sent to the US.
Medical Center for Federal
Prisoners in. Springfield to
determine whether he could
stand trial and whan he was
up for parole;
@ On each ‘occasion he ‘was
found mentally competent;
@ In 1954 (not. fn 1957) he
was the only survivor of a4
B52 crash at Baltimore's
Friendship) Airport (not in
Cambodia, ‘as reported in Ram-
parts magazine by former FBI
* agent Willam W. Turner); .

@ After hospitalization he
retumed to Army Intelligence
School, received a top secret
clearance and was assigned ta
“the CIC; .

@A June 17, 1966, psychiatric .

report from the Springfield
Medical Center stated there
‘was no “evidence or finding
* suggestible of brain damage.”

All this runaround in
Washington convinced Nagelt
that no one in the States was
going to help him find his

family, He decided to return .

to Europe.
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On Feb. 21 of this year he
flew from Mexico City to
Zurich, But the vice-consul who

had promised State Dept. help.
Jast fatl was no longer there. .

Nagell asked for the man he
claimed to be the.CIA station
chief. He, too, was gone.

Sent to the consulate's politi-

cal section, Nagell told them |
of the promises he'd been “~

given and threatened to go to
Swiss newspapers about a
CIA agent in Bern, the Swiss
capital.

“A member of the consulate

asked Nagell to give them two ~
+. weeks and telexed Washing-

- ton,” the source said. “But then

‘one night there was an at-.

tempt on Nagell's life and he
left for Barcelona the next
day.

“There he contacted the U.S,
Consulate General and told
them why he had left Zurich
and asked that Zurich's reply
from Washington be sent to
Barcelona.

“Nageli was In Barcelona for
- two weeks. But then he real-

ized he was being watched and

left to see an ex-Army intelli-
gence officer at the American
. Embassy in Madrid. .

“Again he stayed for two

_ weeks, The embassy gave him

‘no satisfaction, not even telling

him what Washington had

sald. So he decided to go back
to: Berlin where this thing
started and made some prom-

, {ses to himself — one of them
being that If he didn't find his
children he would go to the
news media.”

He was referred to Andor

Klay and Bruce Flatin, two of
‘the men who had met Nagell
when he came from East
Berlin, and eventually to a

- German when he saw one

~ @ warnin,

Kenneth Hil tn the passport
section.

"A week or two later,"! the
source continued, "they finally
got confirmation from Washing-
ton that they had been unable
to locate Nagell's children so
far but were continuing 1 eir
efforts.

“So he finally agreed to go
back to the States as long ss
the State Department was con-
tinuing their efforts.”

Pointing out that he had
“spent a great deal of his money
“running around," Nagell asked
for Government transportation
home ‘and was refused.

On April 19 or 20 Nagell real-
ized he was under surveillance.

“Around 10:30 on the night
of April 22, Nagell .was walk-
ing ‘down Kurtuerstendafam
when he lost his tall," the
source continued. “They
disappeared. He didn't 4
lose them.

“Nagell then went dow
side street and into a small
faurant with a bar.

“He ordered a beer and was
standing at the bar, talking to
a guy on his right, when; he
saw the door open and two
men came directly toward him.

"Nagel was getting ready to
tell the men he didn't apeak
ick
something out of his pocket
and swing at him. Nogell
tumed and was hit on the b
of the head.” [

Police took Nagell to the
Albrecht Achilles Hosp itel
When he told the Gérmans|he
thought he had been hit |by
the CIA, “they called en
American from the CID,
British representative ap
parently the side street was in
the British Sector) and a mem-
ber of the Berlin political

to

_police.*

Around midnight Nagell
went to the U.S. Mission and

‘ asked for Hill in the passport

section. Instead, he got the
Army staff duty officer and a
CIC agent.

-“He gave his bloody shirt
and T-shirt in a bag to the
CIC agent,” the source sdid,
“and told him to give it to Hull.
.“‘If something happens! to
me, he told the agent, ‘the
responsibility is going to jbe
pinned because I'm going | to
the papers.’

“Back in his hotel, Nagetl
‘was worried that he was going
to be killed.” |
In the morning: he went! to
the Army hospital and then to
Hill in the consulate.

“Hill had the bloody cloth-
ing. ‘You must get out of
Berlin? he told Nagell. ‘We
cannot give you protection

- here. The German police think

it's elther mistaken identity or

the MIS.’

“‘Last night I thought some-
body wanted to kill me,’ Nagel!
replied. ‘Now I take it as (only)

(Later, Hill told The FAMTLY
he considered Nagell merely
“a private American citizen
traveling abroad." He added:
“Ninety-nine and a half per.
cent of his story Is fantasy.”
HIll confirmed that he had re-
ceived Nagell's bloody clothing

‘and that Nagel! had come to

him with a stitched-up head
wound. But he would only
say that the attack “ts his
story, mot that I have any

* other story about it.”)

But shortly after that Nagell
was placed on orders as an

» ambulatory patient and sent on

the Berlin duty train to Frank-
furt. His orders also put him
on a military flight back to the
States.

That's where he apparently
is now,

But he “StI doesn't know if
he's married or divorced and
the whereabouts of his il-
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“"*gonfirm each-and every assertion made ty its author, - Thomas C. Lucey. Mr. Lucey, despite

hia citing a’ substantial number of inaccuracies, has nonetheless depicted a vast ared of
what may be termed ,the fundamental truth. With this in mind, I-have tried to set | the
record straight only insofar as it: pertains . “those inaccuracies - and omissions

a which. in my opinion reflect adversely on the wholes.

In order to view Mr. Lucey' & account in a somewhat different perspective, I shali
begin by advising that I first went to work for the Central Intelligence Agency much
‘earlier than August 1962. It was during the winter of 1955-56, while assigned as a4 Case
Review Officer with the Counter Intelligence Corps at Los Angeles, that I was initially.
recruited into. the CIA's farflung network.of informants and agents, one of a. number; J

suppose, within the Defense Department's .intelligence community who helped the Agency |

keep an eye on its not always tame competitor. My recruitment was, handled by a Herbert

“Leibacher, ‘an agent of the Cla's Los Angeles office, and a Joe DaVanon, later identified.

ite me through photographs. as en official from CIA headquerters, then located on/"E".

‘-{etreet’ in’ Washington, ‘D.C. Motiveted by a degree of naivete and the Agency's subtle

‘reminders’ that I owed a greater duty to my country than to. the military establishment, - I

‘jeerved as a- non-paid, confidential informant off and on until my resignation from |the
Army. in October 1959. A complete description. of the information I supplied to the Agency .
| iduring my military. career would only add to what must perforce become a lengthy addendum;

may. it suffice to say that it_did not always seem germane to intelligence affairs, lbut
when it did it consisted mainly of an assortment ‘of data that for so-called discretionary .
reasons was seldom passed on to the. Agency. {or for that matter, to our own hi cher

* .. echelons) through reguler channels.

Mr. Lucey's statement, "Being married “to a foreign national meant an automatic
renoval from intelligence work so Nagel]l decided to leave the Army," is misleading jand
incorrect in. its entirety. The only military intelligence organization from which. an
individual ia normally removed subsequent to marrying a foreign national is the crc -
primarily a security type orgen ~ and this rule does not necessarily apply when the agent
is an enlisted man or. warrant officer. . As a commissioned officer, I was declared.

ineligible for further duty with the CIC effective 14 April 1959, a. full year after my -

marriage to a foreign National. I was not barred from assignment to other, even more ;
sensitive, MI organizations puch as Field Operations’ Intelligence, then the. clandestine |
‘eapionage department of military intelligence. - As for the reasons I left the Army, they
were clearly if euphemisticelly explained in my second. letter of resignation, dated. ~

$1 august 1959, namely: "I desire to tender my resignation because I wish to further my °

“~ eivilian. education. It. is not possible for me to pursue the curriculum of which tT am™~
: desirous while on active duty. Also, compessionate reasons of a perronal nature exist :

for desiring to tender my resignation at this time."

My patronege under the CIA did ‘not end with ny. discharve from the Army and ensuing . -

: employment in. December 1959 as an investigator for the State of California; in fact,
-. henceforth I was offered. remuneration for my services, however nominal it sometimes was.
“What my new . tasks comprised of no real pertinence to this addendum-or to later .
:. developments, except perhaps . * mention that one of my. contacts said he worked out of =~

“Domestic Intellirence," poseibiy the forerunner of. the present-day Domestic Operations
Division, which illegally keeps tabs on a wide range of American civilian organizations

“and activities. -I should also point out that I did not quit my position with the State:

of. California “to work for the CIA," as implied by Mr. Lucey. I was dismissed, in June

:1962, at my own option and in my opinion for doing my job. (The following month I wes
shot. through the right chest during -an altercation with a person whose identity I have ©
“never disclosed ... .- not through the left chest by myself, my wife, an Alcoholic
'. Beverage Control. inspector: ‘then under investigation or by a Los Angeles police officer |
- "because . of communistic . implicetions," as has been Teported at verious times by various |

sources).

' For the next year, from. approximately the middle of August 1962 until my arrest in |


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“Texas on 20 September 196 I was employed . by. ‘agency in-a. capecity which can be
accurately described as that of an egent, in ‘every sense of the. word. |" My assignménts -
'. varied and necessitated travel to three Latin American nations, and.many ‘states, -ineluding
_ the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. They also necessitated my taking on cover employment
-for one week in’ New York and for about ten weeks in. Los Angeles, though usually I posed ©
as a tourist, an investigator for" the: Immigration & Naturalization Service or as a
: researcher for a private firm, the appropriate credentials being furnished to me by|the
.CIA.. To sum it up briefly, I operated in Mexico City at the onset of the Cuban Mis ile.
‘Crisis in an effort aimed chiefly at. the Soviet government; I conducted inqui ies
‘relative to "dissident": members — of several Cuban refugee groups based in the United
States; I checked out an’ alleged connection between a Miami resident named Eladio Del
Valle and New Orleans CIA informant Sergio Arcacha-Smith; I investigated an associate of
the now deceased right-wing .extremist David Ws Ferrie of New Orleans, as I didjthe.
activities. of left-wirgers Vaughn L. Snipes’ and his wife, Priscilla, near  Venilce,
‘California, and others; I conducted a surveillance on a man, said to have been an ex-CIA -
_ employee, observed talking to MRP leader Manuel Artime and former Cuban senator/racketeor,
: Rolando Masferrer; I. inquired into an allegation that Marina Oswald intended. to divorce
‘her husband ond return to the U.S.S.R. (although I never stated that I- met her persona ly, -
as was reported by the FBI and Secret Service); and I performed courier. duties and: acted |
“as a cut-out. At the time of my arrest I was operating in an undercover role, having
“become - involved in a. domestic-inspired plot to assassinate President _, Kennedy nd, -
leastwice ostensibly, other highly-placed government officials. — a

a Ur. Lucey goes on. to state that my last ‘assignment at: the ‘time: — to penetrate the
Fair Play for Cuba Committee, ‘where he met Oswald." Such statement is also incorrect.| I
‘was never a member, bona-fide or otherwise, - ‘of the FPCC. © And my conversations with HPCC
functionaries Tike | Steve - Roberts, - an .official of the: ‘Socialist Workers Party at Loa.
Angeles, could hardly: be. construed as a ‘penetration. - Furthermore, I had been introd ced -
to Mr. Oswald long: ‘before. the FPCC came - ‘into. existence, albeit under an assumed name. .

: AS to the allusion. that. I] ‘told “wBob" I was. an intelligence man, not” a killer,
‘therefore - I couldn't: kill -Mr.- Oswald, while the reference is true its connotation) is ..
| deceptive. ‘I had killed before. _and I had. participated in homicides under the auspices, of -
both MI and the CIA (one instance being the part I. played in the February 1958 abduction
“interrogation-murder of an FOI agent, a U.S. soldier, MSCT Emmett E. Dugan, from Crafton, ©

“Pa, _suspected of: having defected in place to the Chinese), under the guise that, an
“American variation: of the Soviet “wet affair" was the. only alternative, that. it vas
“either essential | to some overall intelligence effort or in the best interests, of. our...

:national security.’ And it was a. similar-sounding argument, ultimately reduced to a.
‘threat, that was advanced to me by Robert Graham.as an incentive to dispose of Mr. Oswald
iin September 1963. ,. But my. ‘refusal to do so Jhad absolutely no bearing on ‘the reason for |
_ offecting my arrest in the ‘manner 1 chose, nor did it engender in me fear of. reprisal by
the CIA. ; -

_ Pertaining’ to my arrest. and convictions at El . Paso, Texas, which the official.-:-
-:epokesmen andthe press have so neatly labeled as being for “bank robbery," let one of ':
ithe government's own spurious records, the appelate court decision that finally yawned al
_judgement of acquittal in my case, . give its version: _ “The charge was then, and is now, . |
“entering a federally insured bank with intent to rob." What the record aptly ignores is .
‘the. fact that .two' juries, | incensed — by the prosecution's innuendoes in and out of the ~
‘courtroom (and ‘by the. ramifications of perjured testimony and a false Bureau of Prisons -—
“report made available to the _jury” during its deliberations at the second trial - though
“never formally admitted into evidence) that I was a Communist, no doubt. a very red spy,
‘twice convicted me of having ,"intended" to take by force and violence one hundred dollars
worth of Travelers Cheques from a bank teller. ;

. -I - shall “not herein: attempt to List even generally the injustices to which I- ‘was
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“writ Of Habeas Corpus, sworn to and subscribed before William R. Martin (a former member
of the CIA's Dirty Tricks Division, who by his own admission ia still in “the reserves"),
But I shall opine that if President Kennedy had not met his demise when and where he lid,
I would not have been brought to trial on charges of commiting a felony.

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| ' While my return to the fold of the CIA in May 1968 may have been the only “practical :
; thing" for me to do, it definitely was not predicated on my financial situation, as a lfew -
: old bank account passbooks will substantiate (I am not quite the mercenary that Mr. Lucey .
; has- portrayed). Nor was it because of any. peculiar allegiance to those who had tosse me :
-! on the scrap heap for the sake of: expediency 4k years earlier, love of country, masochis-
|-tiec tendencies or wont of further intrigue. . And’ while it remains axiomatic in my. mind ::
\.that the sole ‘requisite for one's use by the Agency is his qualification to fit into :
whatever may happen to be.the. scheme of things, even this did not apply in| ay.
circumstance, not really. =I agreed to go back out into the cold, 50 to speak, strictly —
for personal reasons and I think the explenation is wisely left at that for now. ,

ii ‘My mission inside East. Germany - if indeed at was a mission - was neither as well--
defined nor as elementary as Mr. Lucey has perceived. I am sure the CIA knows all|it-

; needs to know about American defectors in Berlin and the modus operandi of the MfS. |In-
fact, the mission was net directed against East Germany, per se. _ Preparations bore the

. trademarks of an authentic, even typical, Agency project targeted in the main to another ..
Nation. That I was unable to comprehend the German language, that I had been a recent,.

- 7 unwilling guest of the U.S. Attorney General, branded a Communist in the public records,

-: ete., merely served to strengthen an already plausible cover built up by chance rather .
than by design. Paradoxically, the chinks. in the armor were that the cover was not -
wholly untrue, the MfS (unlike the FBI) not in the least irresponsible to the laws and
policies of its government. In the past I had engaged in certain covert intelligence -
‘activities hositle to other socialist states, to. which - as an integral part of|my |

_ cover + I freely confessed. Oddly enough, however, my mentors from Langely had neglected © :
to. tell me during the briefings that these previous activities constituted a violation|of |.
“the criminal statutes of the GDR, warranting & maximum penalty ‘of death upon convictian. ©.
| By inadvertence or by plan I found myself in ‘a not altogether unfamiliar predicament. |If.-
“I had confessed to my real mission,: assuming that it was genuine, . ‘without doubt I would -
have been spared execution, probably even escaped long-term imprisonment, .. Instead, | I
“t selected what I considered to be a better alternative . .. . and gained my freedom. AB
for my treatment by the MfS,. fron begining to end it was far more gentle than that -
| experienced beneath the cudgel of the U. S. Department of Justice. wo on ete

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. With regard to my marital status and my. children, the foremost area that Mr. Lucey
“; appears to have exploited, I have never claimed that "Uncle Sam hides my. family" or. :
| tated that FBI and CIA agenta- ‘deliberately isolated me from my wife and children; nor :
have I claimed that the Agency used the promise of reuniting me with my family as part of
oithe incentive for accepting the assignment in the GDR. My accusations in this respect
| centered around my children and they were leveled at. the State Department as the result ©).
“of a ‘promise made to me shortly after.my release from the GDR. Since returning to the -°.
[United States last spring a reliable source has informed me that my wife was granted a. ©.
i final decree of divorce at some period during: my imprisonment in the USA and ‘although I. |
jhave never been seryed with a copy of the decree or other notification of divorce (or .
_ notice ofa divorce. hearing), T,80@ no cause to dispute the advisement... : cE

Lastly, concerning the aspersions cast on my sanity, cat this writing permit me too!

‘‘lpay only that I have never. in my life been certified psychotic by any U.S. medical = -
jauthority or adjudicated. mentally-incompetent in a-court of law, notwithstanding the oe

conflicting legal: and medical opinions as to my mental condition on the day of ny arrest
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD:
‘SUBJECT: NAGELL, Richard Case - #264170

REF: State Dept. Airgram No. A-903 from Berlin - Subject: Psychiatrist's.
Report ‘on Richard Case NAGELL, U. &. Citizen Released by GDR

Reference airgram furnishes background information on Subject and
fills in gaps in the chronology of events in Subject's life of interest
to the Agency...Of particular note is the fact that Subject was acquitted
on 29 April 1968 after his.claim of temporary insanity at the time of
the crime found support in the expert testimony of a noted American
neurologist, Dr..Edwin WEINSTEIN. An article in the January 1968 issue
of RAMPARTS by William W. TURNER implied that NAGELL had been involved
inthe assassination plot against President KENNEDY and that he had been
. "salted away". Subject denied any involvement in any conspiracy: and denied.
that he had any information of use to GARRISON. Subject alleged that his
fear that the CIA might try to "eliminate" him was planted in his mind by
Mr. GARRISON. (See page 2 of interview report). On page 3 of the interview
report Subject . States he no © Longer believes ‘that it is realistic to think that the

a i
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BINEAU Cpt., MC, the psychiatrist at the U. S. Army Hospital, oe
. Berlin who interviewed Subject, was granted a continuing liaison clearance -.- -=* mo
on 17 October 1968 at the request of DDP/E/G/IS. ; .

I TNSTETN vas ‘security approved as & , continuing contact. _— !

pane

throigh SECRET for the Medical Staff on 13 July 1965. WEINSTEIN is with the

interview, th the Washington, D.C. law firm of NEW, MACKEY and
GEORGE. jlewapaper clippings from the WASHINGTON STAR for 17 March 1966
and the NEW YORK TIMES for 29 August 1965 reflect that NICEY has been bo.
‘associated with East Berlin attorney, Wolfgang VOGEL and West Berlin : ~
attorney, Juergen STANGE, in a number of cases involving the release
of Americans from East Germany. According to an FBI report dated 3
February 1967 these releases usually involved the payment of specified . poe
_sums of money and VOGEL and STANGE were allegedly reaping large monetary .- i
benefits. for their services.

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MEMORANDUM

SUBJECT: Garrison and the Kennedy Assassination:
Richard Case Nagel (201~746537)

(1. Subject was born 5 Angust 1930 at Greenwich, New York
City. N. ¥. Heisa WU. 8. citizen with passport J 543069 -

2. Subject is not aneostated with GIA and hss not been ao
absociated.

3, He éntered the U.S. Agmy on 5 August 1948, his eighteenth
bixthday. His military career wae distinguished, He was awarded
many inilitary decorations for his service in Korea. He was never
AWOL or court-martislied.

4. On 28 November 1994 Subject was one of siz men in a
8-25 which crashed near Friendship Airport. Nagell wae the sole
survivor. The plane was not found for 11 1/Zhours. Nagell suffered sf
severe injury to the head and factal disfigurement. He was honerably ~°}
_- discharged from the Army on 20 October 1959 with the rank of captain.
_. 4m Bacember 1959 he was employed as a special investigator by the .
‘Department of Alcoholic Control, State of California. He was digmisaed
from thie position in June 1962.. In July 1962 he was shot in the chest |
but refused te provide the police with further information. In August.
1962 he went to Mexico City. in September and again in October 1962.
‘he appeared at the American Embassy im Mexico City. He aaked for
help in collecting mioney from the State of California. He claimed that
he had been approsched for espionage recruitment while in Mexico
Gity but refused to provide any particulars. He said that he wanted to —
renounce hie U.S. citizenship. He left Mexico City on 28 Octeber
1962. On 16 November and 15 December 1962 he wag in touch with the
FBI in New York City and Jacksonville, Florida. During the latter
“meeting he said that he had been approached in Washington, D.C., by
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.. af @ foreign goverament te comply with an ag:
* £0 participate in a criminal offence againat the U.5. or be exposed to.
| the PBL. it wae this threat, said Nagel, tha’ ed him te try to hold up the. —

_ Se In December 1962 and January 1963 Nagell wae examined
at the VA hospital at Bay Pines, Florida. The dlagnosia was
“chronic brain syndrome associated with brain trauma with behavioral
reaction characterized by passive aggressive and paranoid features. "
{An FBL memorandum of 12 June 1964 noted that Nogell was considered

mentally disturbed by his mother, hid brother, an éx-wife, and a
- {riend. The mother, whe said that she had been under paychiatric care
. for several yeara, described Subject'# brother, Louis, es an almost

hopeless aleoholfc.)
6. On 20 September 1963 Subject was arrested in El Pago,

Texas, on the charge of having tried to rob thé State National Bank.
A te concluded from Sub ) :

unist snémber after his Atecharge trom the army, ‘that he

attempt icide thrés.times after his arrest, and that he had made
arringenents with the CP in Los Angeles to pick up his  pasdport a
El Paso so that he could ge to Czechoslovakia.

we Ina letter of 6 January 1964 Nagell advised the FBI in
EL Paso that in September of 1963 he bad been. instracted by an agent —
@ment made in May 1963 _

ination of President

shinen te 2 Marina Oswald en 16 Jandary 1964. Sha said that the did not

8. At the time of his arrest Subject. had in his possession a...

notebook which made referante to “Medical Ald to Guba", the “Fair

#bx persons alleged tobe
‘information. T [informed the Office of
Security on l2 March 1964 that ‘at the time of mrrest Nagell also hada
Mat of etx namea, marked CLA. The names were ¥. Parker, Mra.
‘Guthries,.C. Churchill, 3. Sloss, E. Leibacher, aud J. Davanon, it

was later determined that Richard Fecteau alse appeared on this list,

where he was marked as “Lynn, Mase. *, and "BAG. (caA)".

. Kennedy, At any. rate, Sometime ‘after ‘the Susntelnation Nagell claimed ~~~ ~~
that he had known both Oswald and hie wife. Pictures of Nagell were.


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a. Qur records show that Richard G. Fecteau was
aboard an American plane shot down over Manchuria in
November 1952 and that ha fa. gerving in Peiping a twenty

| year sentence on spy charges. . Fecteau, an OPC employee,
was quoted in the press BB saying that he worked for CIA.

b. F. Parker wae not identified. He may possibly be
Jobn Floyd Parker, an Agency employee in 1964 wae was in
aapan in 1952.

c There te no pertinent identifiable information about
Mra. fnu Guthries. She. may be Frances Agnes. Gothris, an
Agency amployes in 1964.

a. C. ‘Churchill wais not identified. Ha. any be Greighton
Ghorebill, whe was in Japan in 1952.

 @ J. Slose may be John Richard Sloss, an Agency
employee in 1964.

i E. Leibacher eould be Adenticat with Ernst Leibacker
who in. 1964 wae in the Los Angeles deld office of the DCS.

a 7, Davanon may refer to Joseph Frances Davanon, es ee
also in the Los Angeles Bela office at the time. 7 fee Eanes ener en

3. Jobn. Floyd Parkex, Frances Guthrie, Ernst Lelbacker, .

_ §Jeseph Frances Davanen, and John Richard Sloas all stated te the best —
af their knowledge they had never met Nagell. It is possible, however,
that. Nagell knew or knew of Parker, Gherchill, and Guthrie through —

' thedxy work in the Far East. As for Leibacker and Davanon, Nagel:
lived in Los Angeles in 1962.

10. On 16 April 1964 Nagel sent to the FBI a letter claiming ©
that in September 1963 he had sent to the Bureau a registered: letter -
signed “Jack Kramer". The 1964 letter implied that the 1963 letter
had warned the FB! about the impending assassination. The FBI, of
course, did not receive such @ letter. .

ll. In January 19638 William T. Turner, atated in an article in
‘Ramparts. "The Garrison Commission on the Assassination of |


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President Kennedy", p. 56, that Nagell was then still confined

at Leavenworth, that he had been a highly decorated infantry captain
in the Kerean War, and that he claimed to have become a CIA agent
thereafter. Ramparts shifted the plane crash in which Nagell was
injured from 1954 and Maryland te 1957 and Cambodia. The article
repeated the allegation that he étaged a phony holdup in order to be
under arreat when the assassination occurred.

(12. On 6 June 1968 the American. Consulate in Zurich cabled
Washington to aay that Richard Case Nagell, pasaport J 543069, had
appeared at the consulate on 4 June and had said that he was working
for a secret U.S. Government agency on a mission to Geneva, where
he was to meet some Japanese. He asked for money. He returned to.
the consulate the next day, was incoherent, and seemed psychotic. He
claimed that on 14-16 May 1968 he had been interviewed by District
Attorney Jim Garrison. He said that Garrison had warned him that he
was in danger of being killed and that he wanted to inform CIA that he
was in. Zurich,

13. On 7 September 1968 ancther William Turner piece was
printed by Ramparts under the heading " { Assaseinations / Epetein's
Garrison". tt referred to Nagell as a former U.5. intelligence agent
and repeated much the same story that it had teld in January. Turner
and Ramparts may have been unaware that Nagell was out of jaal by then.

14. On 25 October 1968 the Washington Post reported that after
holding Nagell for four months, the East Germane had released him
on 23 October at an East-West Berlin crosbing- point. Nagell left-by”
plane for the U.S. on 25 Getober. “Informed sources” said that Nagel!
was taken off a train en route through East Germany to Berlin because —
he made seme remarks which the East Germans considered derogatory.

15. On 31 October 1968 State forwarded the text of 2 report by a
U. &. Army peychtatrist who examined Nagel! on 23 October. Nagel]
said that he was on active duty with the army from 1948 to 1959 and that
from 1953 to 1959 he was an officer in military intelligence. He also
provided accurate information about the 1954 plane crash and its results -+
among them, in hie own words, hie "unstable personality and immature
or ‘tmpulsive behaviour". He said that he draws 64% disability pay. He
lost hie job in California because. one night in 1962, while drunk, he tried
to break down the door of the apartment of his estranged wife.

After his confused attempt in 1963 to rob the E] Paso bank, he .
spent 4 1/2 yeare in prison. He was examined by Dr. Edwin Weinstein,


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a8 noted Avaerican neurologist, whe found hie electreencephalograms |

abnormal, aud ag a romult he was released from prison on 29 April 1948.

“Nagel aid that herauée of the Ramparts article af January 1968 he
wie. pald a visit by Jim Garrison. He told Garrison that he had no.
information of any use to him. ‘The interview left him, however, with

‘two fears: that Garrison anfight try to subpoena him and that GIA might

try to "“sHmingte* him, (By the time he was providing this information

$a Berlin Nagell was well aware that he was not involved in any conspiracy

to ausagsinate President Kennedy.) He said that his fear of GEA was
planted tn: his mind by Mrs. Garrison.

. Alter his weleane he went to New York, where.a sister Mvea. He
was almost hit bya cax driven without lights and decided to go to Europe |

- -té escape being killed by CIA. In June he appeared in Zurich. He next.

set out for. West Berlin but was taken off the train on 11 June 1968.

. For severe months. he was. repeatedly asked to admit that he wae a apy.

y he concluded that the only way to obtain his release was to
peatond that he was mentally ill. He did so, was examined by a
datviat,. and was released.

‘He no longer betlaves that it (a gealiatic te thank that the GIA was
trying to dill him.” He termed himwelf “chronically
Army paychistrist concluded “Currently he ie not peyehatlc and seems
fompotent tn = legal and peychiatric WENO ee

Nagel ita fined. remark was, “Well; rm tent ‘you one thing, that's .
the lant time I ever take a train through East’ Germany."

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20 November 1968

MEMORANDUM FOR: DC/R&A -
cs etatt

‘SUECT ‘Richard Case BAGEL,

7 Attaches for your inforation. ie ‘ee memorandum dated 26 March 1964
from Mr. Solie-of this staff Listing the names of seven persons found in an
address: book by the ‘FRY ea the ‘occasion of their arrest of Richard Case
SWAGELL. ;

ave noted in lenghand on the attachment the names of those

individuals on vhom we have a. record. ‘The others are designated either
unidentifiadse or no record «


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Mr, R. J, Leonard a 26 March 1964 -

Chief, Research Branch/SRS

NAGELL, Richard Case

A‘ Attached isa copy of az October 1962 memorandum from

. the FBI in regard to Richard Case NAGELL.

2. SA Alexander W. NEALE, Jr. of the Washington Field

. Office, FBI, has informally advised the undersigned that NAGELL has.

- been arrested on the West Coast for bark robbery, is going to be.
tried in the near future for the alleged crime, and that NAGELL had in
his possession the following information:

Richard FECTEAU. - OF peed,»

(Lynn, Mass}
DAC {CIA}

CIA

Mr. S. PARKER - WT: :
Mrs. GUTHRIES - NR.

_Mr. C, CHURCHILL - \-

Mr. J. DAVANON- ©S nace

Mr, J, SLOSS-— OS NtaenQ
Mr, -E. LEIBACHER ~ oS neeou © Se

od
werent

3. A check of SQ Indices has revealed no record of NAGELL, and

an RI check only disclosed the attached FBI report. Please recheck SO

Indices on, the subject, have a file set up on an. expedite ‘basis, and on an

_ expedite basis identify the above individuals as to whether any have any
' gonnection with this Agency. The above Richard FECTEAU may be
identical to the individual whd was captured by the Chinese Communists ;

and is now in prison.

4. Also check with Mrs. THORN of OG/C to determine whether
CO/G has any record of NAGELL.. It is believed that very possibly some


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a: of ‘the ‘above: individuals may be conneeted ‘with the. Los “Angeles or San
| .. Fréneisto. Field Office of 00/C, but at the present moment limit the
 gheck with Mre, THORN: to determi if they have = record of.

“Richard Case NAGELL. i

Bruce L. Solie

BLS dre


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- Set

£9 November 1968

_MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD:

near MEGELL, Richard Case ~ ~ #261270

REF: State Telegrams No..258355 to U..S. Mission Berlin dtd 19 Oct
1968 and No. . 2538 from Berlin ata 22 Oct 1968

2. “Clipping ‘from WASHINGTON POST dtd 25 Oct. 1968

Subject is one of thé. characters in the GARRISON case. See summary

dtd 18 January 1968 in his file. He was arrested for bank robbery at EL
Paso, . Texas on-20 September ‘1963 and sen ed to Leavenworth penitentiary. -

' In dune 1968 CIA received & cable from{Bern ‘in which NAGELL was quoted as

. “has. cause embarrassment abroad for the State Department since
‘Agency interest in 1965 ‘tbecausehe had in his ‘possession while
_the names of two Agency. employees who were in a covert status. It was never

telling the. CONGEN he wanted them to "inforh CTA he. in: Zorich".

‘The details of how. and why NAGELL is in Europe, in partioular ‘East
Berlin, are missing. State Telegram No. 2538 from Berlin states that
the charges. are ‘still unknown. "Basic: documents “~ are still in hand of State

Security auya orities."

was released by East German authbpities together with one
An intensive review of JAMES' file (#266602) failed
any connection between JAMES and ‘Subject. - State Department

in the same situation in’ East’Berlin. JAMES is also mentally ‘unstable and

Switzerland

determined how. JAMES obtained these names.

Sarah K. Hall
SRS/OS

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SIRH AN'S MOTIVES

Unlike Lee Harvey Oswald, Sirhan Sirhan

has lived ta tell of his motivations bur he
has chosen (o remain silent, The only other
poteatial. source of info¥matton is’ his

” family; which had not spoken to the press.

Muhmuud) Abdel-Hadi, an Egyptian

correspondent for Akhbar Elyoum in
Cairo, recently gained access to Sirhan’s

Jamily. Based upon information supplied
Aim by the family, he has written exclusiv-

tly for Ramparts the following account:

of Sirhan’s motivations and the strategy
he plans for his trial.” ‘

Because of the forthcoming trial and
the difficulty of dealing with this subject’
without emotional involvement, the editors
of Ramparts have elected to present this

‘information of historic interest to our-

readers without display, and_in as ob-
Jective « a form as possible.

FCAUSE LAM AN Anau I was able’ to
brenk througly the barrier of sus-

picion that had ‘stopped other
journalists cold and obtain the first in-
depth interviews the Sirhan family has
given since the assassination. From their
comments and from what Sirhan has said
to them, a picture of the man and his

’ motives begins to emerge, replacing the

misleading portraits which haveswamped
the US. press.

The fact that Sirhan has not publicly
discussed his trial ts no accident. It is his
own strategy,.sonicthing he developed

_ after thinking about it for tong hours in
his ‘specially mi ide jail cell. En fact, he

has confided to his tamily that he will

“  wever make anv statement unless special

Provisions are made for the courtroom
proceedings, What Sirhan wants is,

. quile . simply; publicity. He wants the

major television networks to.be allowed.
to broadcast the entire trial. If they do
this, he says, he will tell all. “And if they
refuse?” his brother Adel recently asked
him. “Then I shall go to the gas chamber:

: silent,” ‘Sirhan ceplied,
To understand why Sirhan is indeed -
¢ stpabole ot such ae aed, one naist under. -

stund that be ou dest and foremost an
Arab, bor a Patesciae andl consumed
with uiterest in the Middle Eastern con-
thet de is deeply committed to making
histrial a public-and political forum for
the Arab position. :

College educated, articulate and a

voracious reader, Sirhan is confident

about his own ability to cope with his
predicament. His eldest brother, Shereif,

told me that Sirhan studies the intrica--

cies of his case as many as ten hours a

day in his cell, Shereif recalls that Sirhan -
_ recently said to him, “I do not need a

lawyer. I understand my case und know

how to defend myself.’ But even so, .

Attorney Russell Parsons is defending
his client, and doing it on Sirhan's own

. grounds, ‘The main issue,” Parsons told

me, “‘is to answer this question: why, for

“what reason, did Sirhan kill Robert

Kennedy?. There are 100 witnesses who
saw Sirhan shooting Mr. Kennedy, but
no one seems to know why he did it.”

; Sirhan and his attorney hope that the
defense—presuming that the television

‘networks are. allowed into. the .court-
. room—will show that Sirhan did not

have “malice aforethought” in shoot-

.ing Kennedy because the act was a.polit-.

ical gesture, and that Kennedy, to Sirhan
at least, was merely a symbol. His
brother Adel notes that “if Sirhan was
just an assassin, he could have done it in
another way, just by having a gun with a
telescope. He went to the Ambassador

Hotel expecting to get caught; that is
_ why he left his notes at home. I believe
that Sirhan wanted to get caught so that

he could say what he believes.”

HEN J FIRST TRIED to meet with
1). W. the Sirhan family, I was re-"
‘fused. Security is extremely

heavy around them, and they are under-
standably wary of new faces. Later, when
I finally obtained an invitation to meet
with them, Mrs. Sirhan apologized, I
believe for -having been .inhospitable to
a fellow Arab.

This family, which fled Jordan to seek
greater safety and security than it had

- known, is now living in terror. They are

somewhat at a loss to understand the
events which have suddenly catapulted
them into history. None of the four
brothers goes to hisjob; they all feel that

death follows them everywhere, and they
move carefully, with a heavy guard,”

“Why don't you just leave this country?"
Pasked Shereif, “Where shall we go?"
he auswered, To. whom shall we leave
our brother? Our land is under Isritel's
occupation.” Shereif clarified his state-
ment: “Our brother is in jail; we have to
stay.”

I sensed not only the Sirhans’ con- 7
fusion, but also some bitterness. They .
. have notreceived any aid from the Arab ©

countries, as they originally thought they

might. Parsons is’ also somewhat sur-—

prised’ he had hoped that the various
local Arab cqnsulates would help cefrny
court costs, ;-

Indeed, Lgs ‘Angeles’ Jordaniaii con-
sul, who visited Sirhan in jail at Sirhan’s

| request, indicated to me that the accused
- assassin hadjexpected the Arab people ~
- to treat him bs a hero. However, except:
- for some Palestinian extremists, his act ©
has been universally’ ‘repudiated by the

Arab world.. One Arab newspaper has —

said editorially, “We don’t feel any’
. -Tesponsibility for this. It is the society ~

that fed him with hostility, the society

‘that gave him the gun, that is responsi-
" ble. Members of the Arab Students'

Association, of which Sirhan was once

an officer, feel that the killing of Kennedy

was a terrible mistake. One of them said
to me, “What are we going to do. with

"the rest of the American candidates? Kill
them all. because ‘they want to help’ :
‘Tsrael?" :

Still, the Sirhans’ fr iends a are primarily .
Arab, and they live in an atmosphere
that is more Arab than American. The

‘entire family spent a good deal of time :
discussing the Arab-Israeli conflict. The:

mother says that Sirhan was the most
sensitive and the most involved du ng...

‘these discussions. Adel says that Sirhan

once saw a television report of Robert:
Kennedy addressing the members of the

Neveh Shalom Temple in Portland, ©

Oregon. While in the synagogue, Ken-

nedy, wearing a-yarmulke, declared that:

the United States must help Israel

against aggression from whatever source. .

“Unlike the South Vietnamese,” Ken-
nedy said, “‘the Israelis have shown they

are willing to fight for their own survival.
‘Indeed, Israel is the very opposite of

Vietnam: the Israeli government is very

‘democratic, effective and free of corrup-

tion. Its people are united in its support.”
The senator then urged the Johnson Ad-

ministration to proceed at once with the -

sale of 50° Phantom jet fighters tothe
Iasrucll Air Force nad to cut off economic
wid to the Arib countees. this whole
episode mude Sirhan very angry, Shereif
recalls. “He lef. the room putting his
hands on his ears and almost weeping.”

Continued on page 8


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: to.

~ Gantinued from page 6

“'{ asked Sirhun's mother why she
thought her son had shot Kennedy.
“Everything in this country was helping
Sirhan,” she maintained. “It was push-
ing him to the danger point. Everything,
the propaganda of the Zionists, every-
thing, was against his country, against
his people.”

Adel described Sirhan’s current state
of mind: “He feels he has done a terrible
thing, but he feels now it is too late to be
sorry. Now he wants Americans to listen
to something they have never listened

And at their first meeting in the jail,
Sirhan's mother said to him, “Shame on

pre

you, Why have you done such a thing?

He replied, “H's (oo late to speak of itl.

- But all the Americans will know why.”

EPSTEIN’S GARRISON

: WO'SUMMERS AGO a (inden attack
on the Warren Report all but rele-

gated that work to the fiction”

section of your local library. The first
was Mark Lane's Rush to Judgment,
“which convincingly demonstrated—us-
ing the’ Warren Commission’s own evi-
dence—that Oswald could not have done
' it alone, and drew the first dim outlines
of the conspiracy theory. The second
was. Edward Jay Epstein's Inquest, which
exposed the rather shoddy inner work-
ings of the Commission and laid bare the

tortured logic it finally employed to dis-

pel notions of a conspiracy.

. Both books became best sellers, but
their authors have since gone different
ways. Lane, who shuttered his law prac-
lice and struggled for years to get his

“munuseript published in the United
States (it was first published in Britain),
has stumped the country in support of
District Attorney Jim Gurrisan’s theory
that the assassinition wes curcied out by
un anti-Castro paramilitary team super-

--MAHMOUD ABDEL-HADI

. vised by’ persons with CIA affiliations, :

Epstein, whose book was a converted
Cornell University master's thesis—the
subject was urged upon him by his men-
tor, Andrew Hacker—has emerged as
one of Garrison's most fervid accusers.
His vehicle is The New Yorker: in the

issue of July 13, he delivered a 25,000-.
word blast at Garrison, calling the DA’s .

investigation a fraud.

The New Yorker article had its genesis

over a year ago, when the author showed

up at Garrison's office in New Orleans. -
‘ According’ to Chief Investigator Louis
Ivon, Epstein spent about 48 hours in-

town, some three hours at the office, and

hasn't been seen since. Much of what he

writes about has occurred since this
touch-and-go visit and is obviously hear-

‘say on his part, yet he writes with the

authoritative tone of a participant: Un-

doubtedly this technique is convincing:

to his audience, which assumedly is un-
familiar with the intricacies of Garrison’s

_ investigation. But to those familiar with

the facts, the article is badly slanted. _
For example, Philosophy Professor

Richard. Popkin of the University. of.
California at San Diego, author of the
‘book The Second Oswald (propounding .
the theory of an-Oswald double) and ~

“Garrison's Case” in The New York

Review of Books (September 14, 1967), .
‘recently commented on the article:

“I found it a queer mix of facts, half-
facts, rumors and very dubious informa-
tion from people hostile to Garrison.
Epstein has compressed all this to make
it loak like everything's on the same
level. I think it would take an awful lot
of work to disentangle what he’s saying
on almost any page as to how much of
it has a factual basé, how much of it is

‘rumor that he has heard from people,
how much of it are charges that have:

been made by people like [William] Gur-

_vich [who volunteered to work on the

: investigation without pay, passed him-
self off as. the Chief Investigator, then’

turned on Garrison] against. Garrison,” |

which haven't been substantiated any-

where except by Gurvich’s statement of .
‘them. And also that he tends to take

facts and information and rumors and so

on, that occurred over a year and a half's ©

period, and compress them all into
simultaneous events, so that a statement
made ‘by Garrison at one time is
pounced upon on the basis of informa-
tion or statements he mude a year and a

half later in a totally ditferent context,

ever,”

existed."

_testimony, however,
‘told the Far:that Bertrand was ‘‘approxi-
: mately six feet one inch to six feet two .

‘So FE think it's n quite untair presenta

tion, which has some factual base, but

which also has a lot of very dubious ~

elements in it.’?”
One of the: dubious’ elements is Ep-

stein’s version, of the testimony of Dean ~~

Andrews Jr., ‘a colorful attorney who-.
numbers among his former clients Os-

“wald (who wanted his undesirable dis-...

charge from the Marine Corps rectified) :
and the late David William Ferrie, a’
central figure in the Garrison investiga-

tion. The day. after the assassination,

Andrews told the Commission he_re- .-

ceived a phone call from a man he knew __

_ as Clay Bertrand, whom he described as :

a “lawyer without a briefcase” for local
homosexuals.: Bertrand asked him to go
to Dallas and defend: Oswald. Garrison.
contends Bertrand is Clay Shaw, whom

; he has charged with conspiracy.

According ,to Epstein, Andrews ini-° -
tially gave the Fat “several different de-
scriptions” of Bertrand, and finally ad-
mitted that -Bertrand ‘‘was merely a.
figment of his imagination.” Later, be-
fore the Commission, Andrews stated
that he had fecently seen Bertrand in a
bar and, Epstein says, described him as

“‘a boy” who, was “five feet eight inches”

and had “sandy hair.” “No other clues =

to Bertrand’s identity turned up, how-- ~
writes: Epstein, “and Wesley J.
Liebeler, a Commission lawyer who con- _
ducted the investigation in this arca, said
he was convinced that no such person

An objective pening” “of warewa"
reveals that he

inches in height, brown hair, and well"

dressed” —a: description that closely .-

matches thg tall, aristocratic Shaw. As
for Bertrand being a figment of his:

. imagination, Andrews declared, “That's -

what the Feebees {Fa1] put on.” Here- -
counted that G-men had pestered him - .
to the point. where. he told them, “Write

what you want, that I am nuts. don't °.
care.” As for his later remark: to the. -

Commission's Mr. Liebeler that Ber-

trand was only five feet, eight inches, ee

Andrews explained that “this time I was.
looking for the fellow, he was sitting”
down.” Nowhere does he refer to Ber-
trand as a “boy.” Epstein was perhaps
confused by his exclamation: “I don’t
play Boy Scout and measure them.”
In his superficial examination of Gur- -
ho Continued on page 12-

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Continue ‘d fram page &
rison’s case, Epstein evidently failed to

check the police records prepared upon —
Shaw’s arrest. Thoroughly shaken.by the |

arrest. Shaw blurted out, according to
Patrolman Aloysius Habighorst, that he
had used the alias “Clay Bertrand.” The
alias was duly entered on the fingerprint
card and book ing sheet.

> One of the most fascinaung charac-
ters in the conspiracy drama is Richard

Case Nagell, ia former ULS, Intelligence

agent who cliims he encountered Oswald
in Mexico City in 1963, and had been
‘instructed by his spy superiors to deter-
mine if the rumors of an assassination
attempt had any foundation. Nagel! says
he learned that the first attempt against
Kennedy was scheduled for September
26 in Washington, D.C., and that Oswald
(who crossed the se be into Mexico the

“HERE COME DE JUDGE"

ONSIDER THE REVOLT ON THE LEFT
C if the following occured:
. The President, on the eve of
his abdication, arranged to accept the
resignation of the chief justice of the
United States Supreme Court in order
to replace him with the President's
farmer lawyer, {hen an associate justice;
As au parkay,

holding croay to fl the vacaney created
by the promotian of fis former lawyer:
The chref justice, whe hid writen a

famous report designed to satisfy the

~ people that the assassination of the

President's predecessor was sans con- -

spiracy and the sole act of a demented
mind, conditioned his resignation on the
Senate’s approval of the appointments;
The President's ex-lawyer, when called
to testify before a Senate committee,
conceded that during his three years on
the high court he had continued to act
ns the Presidents vise :
That pursuant to this role,
oon Numerous caubinet-level mechuags,
but that he had merely “summarized”
the views of others for the benefit of the
President;
That as a justice he had dressed down
a prominent businessman who had criti-

fie dhacd sal

12) RANIR ENTS

the President: submitted -
to the Serutte the name of his oldest hand-,

Embassy in Mexico City. When the anti-
Castro paramilitary team could not
penetrate the Presidential security in

Washington, Oswald got a reprieve. But.

Nagell, who says he was sure the attempt

would come off but failed to get the FBI-

to listen, faked a bank robbery in Et

Paso on September 20 so that he would |

be arrested and in federal. custody when _

the assassination:occurred.. - | e
Epstein. dismisses..Nagell as being

mentally unbalanced, noting that “court

.tecords indicated that Nugell had suf-

fered brain damage i in an airplane crash

: in 1957” and that, following the bank °
episode, he was."‘an inmate of a federal.
institution for the criminally insane in’

Springfield, Missouri.” As he does so
frequently throughout the article, Ep-

stein delivers’a version which if devel- -
_ oped fully would, throw a different light f
eon" the’ ‘matter: Nagel: Was ina “plane®

crash, but he’. was given, Tatelligence

cized war spending,though whether his
call was made at the-President's request
he could not say and remain faithful to

_ the Separation of Powers;

That the businessman had retracted

-his statement, though in the end it

proved to be accurate;
That the justice could not answer
questions concerning his judicial opin-

ions since the Constitution specifies that —

members of Congress may not be ques-
tioned about their acts in any place other
than in Congress;

‘That despite this asserted Constitu-
tional bar, the justice pointed to his dis-

senting vote against extending the one-

man-one-vote principle to local govern- -

ment as proof of his devotion to State’s
rights; ;

That although he had been at the
President’s disposal as advisor-summar-
izer, he had never been involved in dis-
cussions that could conceivably reach
the Court;

That the issucs under discussion at the
top-level meetings had ranged from the
Vietnam War to riots in the cities;

‘That the justice had vated to jail druft
card burners und had voted ugainst
taking up for consideration the legality
of the war;

That he voted to give the police sweep-
ing rights to stop-and-frisk suspects on

training afier his recovery, indicating
thai he had-no permanent brain injury. -
Moreover, the fact that he stood trial _
implies that he was legally sane. Re- |
cently, he was released from Leaven-
worth Penitentiary—he had. been at
Springfield only temporarily.

The publication of the Epstcin article
came at an opportune time for Clay
Shaw. Obtaining advance copies, his at-
torneys entered it as evidence before a
three-judge federal panel which was hear-
ing arguments that the DA was ‘‘con-
ducting a‘revn of terror” und “perse-
cuting” the defendant. Apparently the
panel was unimpressed, for it unani-
mously rejected the defense’s argument
and ordered the case to trial. .

If Garrison does get his day in court—
a day Epstein has struggled to deny him
"—chances are his case will hold up better
than -The® ‘New: Yorker's brief for’ the ~
defense. | — WILLIAM TURNER

ry
te
i?
'

: suspicion alone;

‘That within two months of his pro-
posed elevation he had authored a book-
let, “Concerning Dissent and Disobedi-
ence,” which limited the moral right to
disobey laws‘to those “basically offensive
_to fundamental values of life or the Con-
stitution” and held that even in such

‘but jailing must he: willingly accepted:

That shortly after that book was pub-
lished, the justice denounsed, in a rare
interview from Washuiglou, the activities
of some of the Universily
protestors as “totally inexcusable, from
the point of even prinvitive morality’:

That: during his first term on the
Court, he cast the deciding vote uphold-
ing the conviction and five-year sentence
of Ralph Ginzburg for “pandering” a
non-obscene magazine;

That during cach of his three terms he
nearly always voted for business interests
and against efforts to cut down the
(rusts: .

What throughout tus years an the
Court he wis walely rumored to have
been one of the Cresident's atost hawk ish
advisors on the Vietnam War.

Consider the revolt on the feft if-any-
thing like this happened in 1968.

Columbia

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“based -on cable traffic re appearance of. |__|
a Richard NAGELL 1n Zurich raises question fo .
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SUBJECT: ‘NAGHLL; Richard Case - osha 70 eelF

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REFS IN Cable 25955 ata 6 June 1968 ‘from(Zurich]

(OUP Cable 0665 dtd 7 dume 1968 tofZurich]
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Reference cables concern: the claim of an individual . appearing at

. ‘the Consul General's office in Zurich, Sqitzerland on 4 June 1968 that
_ he is one Richard Case NAGELL. NAGELL was sentenced to. a 10 year.term for... . .
“bank robbery « on as June 1964 and is Supposedly hh a federal prison in Missouri.

GARRISON interviewed ‘Subject. as a witness in: his investigation
according to a news: clipping | from the CHICAGO AMERICAN dated .2 January
1968. The clipping “is marked in Subject's file which is attached. ‘This

‘file also contains a copy of the summary dated 18 January’ 1968 pregpared

in research-on the GARRISON’ ‘CASE.

_ It would be of interest for. documentation of Subject's file to

- ascertain from the FBI if Subject. is still in -préson.

-I did not receive ‘reference IN. Cable 25955 intiially. Attached is -
a copy I obtained ‘from-OS Cable Desk. However, the original copy was

‘routed to SRS and it is ‘possible some one.else on the. Staff is already

handling the matter.

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08 TabIoSS Rests:
Subject hecame of interest to the Office of Security in Hares 1964

tine of ho cent fur bene Tetbory at El Posey Fenn en 20 depict .

Wa repremmmeative 08 a the hope that AGEL might revel. ;
me to Seapine aeties is indicated

Gabseetts tite reflects no Agenty interest in kim prior ta March 196k

i the mee of CHA CTA euplayeas were found in his possession when areested

Che RAMPARIS clain that he sessived. intaldigence trataing after the plane
erash é2 truc. The crash oneurted 2 Howaber 195% st eet he geadustea froin
School, Ft. Holubird, Necylend on 15 August 1955. He

_ dewy Intelligence
secved ix: ores anil snpen Be O miacher of the i _ 5+ say Comber intelligence —

@hout 1956.. A Et. Col. Had Zs GLEE whe anewed with,
etabbiv in Kores advised thet HAGELL was not sitile semtelly and
Eo tneatlatty wn prebobiy doe to rain Gangs ourfored Sn the aisyian

Che! RAIPARES setiede’s claim that SMBLL ot4 eb fieed the gua im the
bank at EL Paso, Texas because he wanted to be in custedy when the assassination

| teak place 4s not completely in conflict with ea statement RAGSEL wade on
Txrmotagy} Sih er awovery after ‘he ascesstantions (see page & of

The RAMPARTS orticle’s sliegetion that the FBI tock from BAGELL 6 note-

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‘GARRISON - BELIEVES THAT Oswald. was schooled. in! i

F @overt operations by the CIA. while ih the marine Corps
Fat Atsugi naval station -in Japan. Supporting - evidence: is’
. -Oswaid’s. profi iciency in ‘the. Russian. language, the source of
| ‘which was never explained, the ease with which he entered '!
| Russia, and-the “lack: of censure’ by the government-on his
| . return, or ‘by ‘the Marine corps in’ hig: ‘discharge. |; a
ae effect, Garrison: ‘eels Oswald was either a CIA, agent.
| “or was involved with CIA activities. ~
“ - The New Orleans: group was angry at President Kennedy
i: because of the- failure -of the’ Bay--of: Pigs: operation ..an
’ because thoy ‘thought Kennedy wasn't _fuffleiently aat
: communist: » -. x ek

Garrison: hag: dozens’ of’ witnesses he’ ‘will subpena to fit.
‘bits’ and Pieces into ihe. - puzzle, Individually, many can::b

i i » but _ collectively they raise many °
ey: Would: like." ‘to™-see

: ‘BY JACK: MABLEY

TiS ‘INVESTIGATION INTO ‘the. astadsination of Presi-
~ dent Kennedy i is- being reopened: It is. being ‘conducted by a.
prosecutor. with: the ‘Power of. subpena and a grand | jury :
with ihe power to indict.

ve Tt would be. better. for. the. country
af. the fedoral government: were -mak-
ing the investigation. rather -than a |
New Orleans. :official who -has -been ©
"accused ‘of: beligsunsta ble. and of

_ Seekiy ‘onever a "

* inthe power of the: federal | gover
méunt ‘to disprove: everyone Of these witnesses’ stories, ‘if.
they. canbe disproved, ‘Presumably, the federal government ‘

doesnot wan ignify Garrison's allegations: with’ formal.

“AS “pumber. of ‘writer's and” sat.
“appointed ‘investigators also are dis-
satisfied- with conflicting facts and :
- unanswered questions, and they con-.
tinue.to publish evidence to rebut the
: _Warrén ‘commission: conclusion. that :<
oh dee E arvey Oswald. alone was as Involved in the assassination. :

GARRISON

discredited." Garrison. has interviewed one witness, Ri hard |
Cass ‘Nagell..a highly: decorated Korean‘ “war vetera

claims: to vhave been ‘a: CIA agent, who says he. Sent. a

- te registered- letter -to. J: “Edgar Hoover warning him: of'-the ©.
oon clusion ‘ts ‘Ramparts, magazine ay - assassination plot: If this is ‘true,-Hoover and the FBI ‘would -,

 padinal publication, which repr i A sn be guilty of. dreddful dereliction. of duty.
:. minority. However, if has done Some effective Ynvestigative { . ‘The CIA’ and CIA ‘fronts

3 reporting, particularly. i in exposing : the CIA uttratide, ‘ato 7 activities of ‘the.
. + eollege activities.- at os ‘dent’s murder. :
‘ Ramparts assigned al investigator, ‘William W. Turner, ‘_..“Turner, the Ramparts investigator, believes powerful
“who they ‘say is ‘a former FBI _agent, to spend ‘9. months B government agencies : are Going ‘everything in their Power

" looking into the New Orleans evidence. -}: bo discredit Garrison, _..: ; :

’ “T have worked closely with the D. A, “[Garrison] and his Ten’ persons’ invol 2d in “the. case have al Hed, most’ “of ryt
staff,” Turner. reports. “In-my opinion, ‘there: is ‘no question, ‘them, Violently, since: the assassination. All - t to their : |
that they have uncovered a. conspiracy. ” , ith informa n, Garrison: consi ‘ders pers oat dent te his aly

The gist of the New. Orleans. case is: that, Oswald was ‘investigation. ° i
Involved ‘ with’ a heterogeneous” group” ofadventurers,~ anti- Unless: Gartisén’ ig killed or removed from. office ‘in L
Castro Cubans, and radical righters who included members; SOme Way, ‘it’lis. difficult’ to. see what can’ ste: aim from:
of the Minutemen and American Nazis.

airing these Stories}: “probably ina court. of law os that the’
.. ' Their common cause was to encourage or mount a revolt __ Public may judge their validity,
in Cuba -against Castro. They also were ‘strongly anti- _ NN a Ser
““mmunist. a .
‘There is no question this group existed. “Garrison has ~
ce that Oswald was part of it. Garrison's investigators Pols
evidence that: Oswald’s* pré-Russian- Jeanings actually * .

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RICHARD NAGELL

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HE MAY BE INFORMED DEPARTMENT ATTEMPTED TO TRACE WIFE BUT.
WAS UNABLE TO DO SO.

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‘REF: BERLIN 668.
1. IN INTERVIEWS WITH CONSULAR OFFICER ZURICH. FEBRUARY. 27
. FBILAND CIA, AND PUBLICITY THREATS. _
2. NAGELL” SUBSEQUENTLY. ‘VISITED CONSULATE: BARCELONA. MARCH.
20° WHERE HE TALKED AT GREAT LENGTH WITH. P&W OFFICERS, —

" ° DEFENSE ATTACHE, CHIEF CONSEC, AND. MADE BUT: DID NOT KEEP
- - APPOINTMENT WITH CULTURAL ATTACHE. |

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AND 28 NAGELL MADE. USUAL COMPLAINTS AGAINST USG PARTICULARLY

13, AND MADE. FIRST. OF SEVERAL. VISITS. EMBASSY MADRID. MARCH ..

3. ACCORDING CAS, NAGELL’ IS NOT AND HAS NEVER BEEN l

ASSOCIATED WITH. CASs--INFO FROM DEPT: NAGELL'S MENTAL. APFLIC# 0. (hee

‘TION ORIGINATED -IN BRAIN. DAMAGE SUFFERED. AAR CRASH 0 Do |

NOVEMBER 1954. DIAGNOSIS. DATED 4 FEB 19553 SFARANOID PERSON.
“ALITY, PASSIVE AGRESSIVE. PERSONALITY REACTION. a fact od oe RO

“ACTIVITIES IN MADRID:: IN: INTERVIEW. ‘WITH ‘THREE ‘CONSULAR
OFFICERS NAGELL: ACCUSED USG AGENCIES OF: "LEANING ON HIM"
AND DEMAND - OFFICERS: PaSS THE WORD AROUND TO “LAY: OFF" OR: HE

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‘ WOULD BLOW UP. ALSO. ASSERTED ‘DEPT: HAD: BROKEN PROMISE
LOCATE WIFE AND: ‘CHILDREN, -REPEATED THAT. “CHILDREN ONLY- THING -
IN’ WORLD’ THAT MEANT. ANYTHING TO HIM, -THAT “LF HE “COULD NOT
| FIND’ THEM. HE. WOULD TAKE LEAVE OF .THIS:WORLD AND WOULD... ~
_. TAKE SOMEBODY WITH HIM. IN LAST MEETING WITH CONSUL. “APRIL | 7
|. QONSUL. HAD- TWO MARINE: GUARDS PRESENT VIEW. USAF PSYCHIATRIST'S
ADVISE TO TAKE. NO..CHANCES, WHATEVER.. NAGELL UPSET BY GUARDS
“PRESENCE AND. BY. CONSUL'S. REFUSAL PERMIT HIS TAPING. RECORDING
“INTERVIEW. AND. TO. SHOW HIM REGULATIONS PROHIBITING - .
RECORDING. NAGELL. BELABORED PATIENT. CONSUL. FOR NEARLY Two.
‘ HOURS. CONSUL INFORMED: HIM: THAT DEPT HAD\:ENDEAVORED LOCATE
"WIFE AND CHILDREN WITHOUT SUCCESS, AND ‘PROMISED TO- QUERY -
“, DEPT. WHAT: ‘SPECIFIC STEPS: DEPT ‘HAD. TAKEN: THIS MATTER. © NAGEL oh
FINALLY SAID HE’ WOULD. LEAVE SPAIN’ BECAUSE OF CONSUL"S - ve

ACTION (USE OF GUARDS) AND REQUESTED THAT REPLY FROM. ‘DEPT.
‘BE FORWARDED PARIS: WHERE. HE WAS GOING.: ALSO INFORMED CONSUL
"HE WOULD “GET HIM", BUT. THROUGH POCKETBOOK, BY SUING HIM
‘IN-US. IN THIS INTERVIEW NAGELL DENIED HAVEING MADE THREATS.
OF PHYSICAL VIOLENCE, ONLY ."PROMISES". OF PUBLICITY. AND OF oe
~ “PLAYING FOOTSIE WITH CERTAIN: SOURCES”: IF: DEPT DID. NOT: LOCATE... ~~
. CHILDREN. PRIOR DEPARTURE. FROM. MADRID. NAGEL SENT | CONSUL. ~ oo
' POST CARD ‘WITH MESSAGE -IN JAPANESE LANGUAGE AND WRITING,
WHICH: TRANSLATED -MEANS "WITHOUT EYES WE. CANNOT SEE", AND.
SALUATION: IN. SPANISH MEANING. "GOOD LUCK".

De DEVELOPMENTS: OF ‘INTEREST IN LAST. MADRID INTERVIEW: C1)
CONSUL TOLD. NAGELL GENTLY HE (NAGELL) NEVER EMPLOYED :BY. CAS.
NAGELL INSISTED: YES, HE COULD PROVE . IT, BUT CONSUL DID |
‘NOT PURSUE SUBJECT. (2) NAGELL. SEVERELY. CRITICIZED. STATE”
“- DEPT FOR.PERMITTING CAS AGENTS INTO. ITS. MIDST: IN.-FOREIGN
-- ESTABLISHMENTS, SAID HE KNEW OF AT LEAST TwO. CAS AGENTS.
~ IN ZURICH AND THAT CAS NOT. RPT NOT ‘SUPPOSED TO HAVE oy

IN SWITZERLAND. (3) NAGELL HAD. ANOTHER STORY: WHICH. COUL

BE OF INTEREST TO NEWS MEDIA: HE ALLEGED: THAT -IN:-1957,:
.- “IN TIME ‘OF PEACE”.».- -HE ‘HAD. BEEN. COURLER. OF TREASURY: PLATES 20>.
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De FEBRUARY 27° “AND. 28, 1969 NAGELL “CALLED CONGEN- ZURICH

“STATING | HE HAD BEEN: ENTICED ‘RETURN US IN 1968 WITH® ‘PROMISES

AGAIN RE HIS VA CHECK AND REQUESTED | ASSISTANCE ADMISSTQN: ee
_ ‘TORREJON AFBASE HOSPITAL’ FOR QUOTE. NERVOUS CONDITION UNQUOTE.
1. ACCUSED DEPARTMENT -AGAIN OF BREAKING ITS PROMISE HELP HIM.
. LOCATE WIFE AND. CHILDREN. LAST CALLED ‘EMBASSY MADRID “APRIL”

“VHIS:’ WIFE AND CHILDREN. WOULD “BE LOCATED. ON MARCH-.19- NAGELL

PEARED von BARCELONA REQUESTING INFO RE WIFE: AND

“CHILDREN.

8. NAGELL APPEARED AT EMBASSY. MADRID™ MARCH 21 WITHOUT ‘uns.
| .REQUESTED HIS SISTER,.MRS. GAMBERT, BE ASKED SEND HIM-DOLS

75 FROM HIS BANK. ACCOUNT FOR TRUST FUND WITH. DEPARTMENT AND.

THAT SISTER CASH HIS: MONTHLY: CHECK: FOR: Hy AND CABLE. THE:

MONEY TO HIM CARE AMEXCO™ MADRID. APRIL 3’ VISITED - -EMBASSY.

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‘le NAGELL HAS RETURNED TO BERLIN. HE CALLED AT MISSION
APRIL 19 AND AGAIN APRIL ‘14. SINCE HE WAS OBVIOUSLY IRRAT-
TIONAL CONSULAR OFFICER URGED HIM TO CALL: ON ARMY PSYCHIATRIST
IN BERLIN FAMILIAR WITH HIS CASE, WHICH HE DID APRIL 15. _. ; '
. .PSYCHIATRIST SAYS HE IS. MENTALLY TLL AND. ‘SHOULD BE HOSPITAL~ - : to.
IZED.

Ze NAGELL SAID HE RETURNED TO BERLIN BECAUSE HE HAD "CON- .. .
-NECTIONS" WITH LOCAL PRESS WHO WOULD PUBLICIZE HIS. "COMPLAINTS"
AGAINST US GOVT: CLACK-OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL TREATMENT, LACK
. OF ASSISTANCE IN LOCATING FAMILY IN- US». "TRUE". ROLE OF. MASH™
INGTON LAWYER RICEY NEW »: ETC. de , rs

3. IN VIEW NAGELL* S HISTORY OF IMPRISONMENT IN EAST GERMANY,

-. FORMER INTELLIGENCE CONNECTIONS AND MENTAL CONDITION: (FOR ;

. WHICH HE IS APPARENTLY ENTITLED TO FULL VA BENEFITS) WE CON-

‘ SIDER NAGELL’S PRESENCE IN BERLIN UNDESIRABLE (BOTH FOR HIMSELF
AND FOR US GOVT) AND HOPE WE CAN PERSUADE HIM LEAVE’OF HIS
‘OWN ACCORD. ANY INFORMATION ON HIS ACTIVITIES SINCE LEAVING

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: Reference ‘is made to your memorandum 0 Joe pril 25, 1969 ‘concerning your ren"
/ quest: to locate Mrs. Miteuko Takahasit AGELL, the wife of. Subject. . :
forts by the SY. Loa Angeles: Field | Office to locate Mitsuko. “Takahashi
\GELL, aka Mrs. Richard Case NAGELL, aka Mitsuko ‘TAKAHASHI, wet with

dated September 2, 1969 which indicates that an individual identified only ~ j.
as &.C. NAGELL placed an advertisement -in the East Village Other, a New. - 7
York underground newspaper, which makes obscena reference to both the Central, .
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“SUBJECTS Tten in East  Bblege Other, dugust 20, 1 1969

_ This. past: weekend, I visited a friend who had gust returned from New .
“ York City, bringing back a copy of a New York underground newspaper, -
: the East Village Other, ‘dated August 20, 1969. ;

Out of. curiosity, I paged through the. paper and, on page. 17, found a «>:
so-called classified section, consisting generally of ads for male and
female artists models and offerings of books alleged to instruct one.:
in the art. of Synthesi zing hallucinogentese -

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In . ‘the ‘personel. colums of” this section, ‘the foMloving was noted, @
. verbatim transcript of which | is set forth: .

_ "Caught In The ‘Act. Notice to the cra and all SY
gShitheads who participated in Project Purple Shaft:
‘After that fiasco in the GIR you worms did your best
to screw, blue and tattoo me, You even tried to have
my ass dusted in. Berlin .« 6 o you Purkups< Now its
my turn to do a little shafting.

cordially, Re Ce NAGELL."

of - ‘Card indices in SY/E reflect no indication that anyone named R. oe
“ NAGELL or any variation thereof, including: NAGLE or. NOGELL, has
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_ August 5, 1930, who apprently is identical with the sndivi dual who |
“.; authored the above item. A cursory review of the file reflects/that Mr
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‘}. DOB POB UNKNOWN. RICHARD. Cc. NAGELL, PPT 3543069, ISSUED... beta
5/24/68, ADDRESS: 8225 GRAND AVENUE, ELM HURST, NeY.11373, 0 08 5
VISITED. CONSULATE ‘GENERAL IN- "BARCELONA ON MARCH 18,-AND
VISITED THE EMBASSY ON MARCH 21. DURING CONVERSATIONS. WITH
ROBERT. S. DRISCOLL CONSUL OFFICER, NAGELL REVEALED. THE..

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_ENROUTE TO BERLIN FROM FRANKFURT. HE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY PLACED ae -
-IN CONFINEMENT IN. EAST GERMANY AND. HELD THERE AS A PRISONER |. - Bg
UNTIL OCTOBER 1968.. AFTER HE WAS RELEASED, HE CROSSED INTO °

STATE DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVES, ONE OF WHOM HE SUSPECTED TO
BE AN EMPLOYEE OF ANOTHER ‘U. S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY. - HE “ALLEGED.

'” SUSPECTED THAT HE:WAS WORKING FOR ANOTHER U.S. GOVERNMENT .
‘AGENCY. NAGELL CLAIMED. THAT: AT TIME OF HIS ARREST, HE. WAS

., 3. NAGELL CLAIMED THAT ‘DURING DEBRIEFING, HE: was: PROMISED.”
'-. ASSISTANCE IN-LOCATING. HIS CHILDREN WHOM HE SAID WERE, RESIDING :
-WITH THEIR MOTHER SOMEWHERE IN THE UNITED. STATES.* we,
'. .CLAIMED THE DEPARTMENT HAS NOT KEPT ITS PROMISE, AND. DEMANDED
“THAT THE EMBASSY IN MADRID TAKE ACTION TO HELP LOCATE. ~

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..,POLICE, OR DEFECT.TO EAST GERMANY IF HE DOESN'T RECEIVE ...-

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. _AOMPROMISING" CLASSIFIED | DOCUMENTS WITH "FRIENDS": ee

PAPER REPRESENTATIVES, ONE OF WHOM HE SAID IS
dott Sica NAGELL ‘CLAIMED: IS DERSPIEGAL REPRESENTATI

, AGELL “CLAIMED: t0° BE N FORMER ARUY OFFICER WHO. ‘HELD THE.
27 RAN OF .CAPTAIN. HE ALLEGED THAT, HIS ARMY. SERIAL ‘NUMBER™ 1S:
"82028346, THAT. HE WAS: DISCHARGED. FROM THE’ ARMY.-ON. OCTOBER
ve E959, AND THAT. HE IS RECEIVING 180° PERCENT DISABILITY: FROM
“THE: VETERANS ADMINISTRATION... . EE

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“>. 6. NAGELL EXPLAINED, IN-A RATHER ‘ARTICULATE MANNER, THAT. HE Had | ;
BEEN ARRESTED BY: THE FBI. SHORTLY AFTER :PRESIDENT KENNEDY" Sock.

* 2 “ASSASSINATION IN 1963,. AND.THAT :HE: HAD’ ‘BEEN. IMPRISONED y...-
“<.. SUNJUSTLY IN HIS OPINION, IN THE-FEDERAL -PENITENTIARY;:
“LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS, UNTIL EARLY 1968 AT. WHICH TIME. HE HA
- BEEN ACQUITTED AND RELEASED. | ‘HE SAID THAT-THE REASON WHY ©
“HE HAD BEEN ARRESTED IN THE FIRST PLACE WAS THAT HE ‘HAD. +
WORKED: WITH LEE HARVEY OSWALD IN AN. ASSIGNMENT WITH. A "Us oe
INTELL IGENC AGENC ..

- TT WAS. A LONG. “storY, HE: SAID, AND HE DID" NOT WANT TO GIVE NE.
“(ALL THE DETAILS, BUT INSTEAD *VANTED : ‘TO ASSURE ME THAT HE HAD:
*. BEEN IN THE "INTELLIGENCE, GAME" FOR A.LONG TIME. NAGELL) ©: ¥
oy 2 ALSO STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN HELD IN. THE- FEDERAL PENITENT LARY
“, > 3 ‘FOR: SUCH A LONG PERIOD BECAUSE HE REFUSED TO REVEAL TO THE~
“FBI ANY INFORMATION- ABOUT..HIS -INTELLIGENCE ‘ACTIVITIES=- ~
-°AND THAT FURTHERMORE HE WAS VISITED BY CIA-AGENTS WHILE -IN-
PRISON WHO CAUTIONED. HIM 10 ‘KEEP. His. MOUTH SHUT ABOUT HIS:
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oe w+, Te REQUEST. COPY” OF om FROM ZURICH TO. DEPARTMENT PERTAINING
“cr yoo. TO SUBJECT, AND-REQUEST CHECK OF APPROPRIATE. SOURCES IN NAME:
oa ".. ..OF SUBJECT. AND ADVISE OF RESULTS SOONEST. -

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the U.S. Army Hospital in Berlin, dated October 23,
1968, has been received on the results of an
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My initial contact with Mr. Nagell was when he was expelled
-from the DDR by the East German officials who forcibly
- -propelled him toward us over the borderline into West Berlin,
j= As we initially escorted Mr, Nagell back to US Army Lospital
; Berlin in the US Mission vehicle, he seemed unsure of where |
he was, and who we were, as well as being angry and belligerent
about his treatment by the East Germans, In the course of
‘the two hour interview which was then conducted at the
hospital, Mr. Nagell gradually regained his composure and
gave a more cooperative and coherent history. At his
insistance, the interview took place in the presence of the
attorney Mr._Ricey S. New, Jr., who acted in an unofficial
capacity as a legally oriented "friend."
Yhe salient aspects of Mr, Nagell's history are as follows. .
He says he was on active military duty (Army) from 1948 until -
1959, For the first. three. of. these years. he: was: an: enlisted:
man, and. for-the: last six-he was an officer, working in
“military intelligence. In 1954‘he was the sole survivor in
_a plane crash which resulted in a brain concussion, tiumerous
‘physical injuries, and prolonged military hospitalizetion. -
Mr. Napell now claims that he believes it was this head
injury which resulted in his "unstable personality and
immature or impulsive behaviour." Ife attributes to this
‘instability his marital difficulties and his decision tec
resign his commission in 1959, something which he now considers
7 : unwise. At the time of his leaving the service he was not’
he awarded a disability pension, but he says that he was later
able to successfully petition the VA for a "64% disaLility,"
. He claims that he had never seen a psychiatrist during his
_ military ‘career. cen

From 1959 to 1962 he says that he worked for the Stave of
California as an investigator for various bureaus, itis
marital difficulties had increaseu and his wife insisted-on
- _ separation, keeping with her their two children. . fiapell
Po says that one night in 1962 he became intoxicated, and tried
Lo to break down the door to her: apartment. On this “basis he
_ Says he lost his jeb and says that for the next. year ‘he
‘“just drifted," apparently without motivation to worl,
supporting himself on his disability pension.and financial
aid from his: sister, le is not certain about whether or not
the divorce from his - wife has ever been legally compreted,

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‘In September 1963 he was accused of committing an act which -
he now says was bred out of his feeling of hopelessness

-and desperation, le claims that in a confused way he
attempted while armed to rob a bank and was easily appre-
hended. For the next 4 1/2 years followed a complicated

-. series of trials, appeals and retrials, In addition to

» spending these years in prison, he also-had at least three
prison hospitalizations for psychiatric observation. His
‘appeals apparently hinged on his contention that he was
“temporarily insane" at the time of the crime. He was not
-considered insane. at any time during his imprisonment, and
his claim to temporary insanity found support in the expert
‘testimony of a noted American neurologist, Dr. Edwin
Weinstein, Dr. Weinstein apparently interpreted Nagell's
EEG's (electro-encephalograms) as being abnormal and argued
that Nagell had developed a "paranoid personality, and
instability" on the basis of his brain injury. This conten-
‘tion was apparently disputed by other expert witnesses, but
in. any. case. Nagel tl, was: officially acquitted, ‘on April” 29° of ZH.
‘this year. .

. Nagell says he then went to the New York area, where his
“ sister (his closest relative) resides, but he claims an
_ ©: additional complication in his life had risen in that he
_“*had once been an: "acquaintance" of Lee Harvey Oswald, and
had been implicated ina possible plot to assassinate
- . President Kennedy in an article in RAMPARTS magazine which
oj, appeared in January 1968, Hr, Nagell firmly denies that he
oo. Was way with any such conspirac and _\ ,
~..an fact imprisoned at the time of the assassination, On_
- . “the basis of this magazine article Nagel] says that
- -. o- Mr, Garrison, the attorne eneral from New _ Orleans who is
: i sSination,-.

“CGamé up to New York to interview

aim. Nageit says that he_
. eni he had any information of use to Mr, Garrison
~ but that the interview left him with two fears One fear

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in June,. shortly thereafter, he discussed with an “Amecican
consular official in Zurich his recurrent fear that the

CIA was going to "hit" him. His next travel point was to

West Berlin, and on June 11, 1968, while his train was

traversing the. DDR, he says that he was taken off the

train and "tllegally detained, He is not certain why he

‘was taken off the, train but admits to having talked freely

on the train to other passengers about his life history,

and he was also carrying with him a héavy port folio of all
of his Army and government records involved with his service
career, disability, and imprisonment. For several menths
Nagell. claims that he was interrogated by the Last Germans |

and repeatedly asked to confess his role as a spy or govern- —

“ment agent. Eventually, Nagell says that he concluded the

only way to be released would be to feign mental illness,
which he says he proceeded to do, This was several weeks

. ago and he says he was soon examined by an East German

psychiatrist and events were set in motion which culminated .
in his. release today,. four and: one-half. months: after:his:.
detention began,

Mr. Nagell's: plans for the future center around returning,
to the United States and beginning an appeal. to the govern-
ment to grant him a psychiatric disability pension, as well
as for his physical disability, on the basis of his head
injury. He no longer believes that it is realistic to think

that the CIA was trying to kill him.

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iir, Nagell is a tall, 38 year old male who shows the evidence

‘of a prior head injury in the form of extensive scars’ on
the left side of his face, facial asymmetry due to Seventh im

nerve injury, reconstructive surgery on his left ear, ete

In addition he shows some healed incisions on his left wris st
which he claims were superficial lacerations self-inflicted
at the ‘time of his first. imprisonment in 1963, and asain a
few weeks ago in the DDR. He denies that in either instance
he seriously intended to kill himself, He is of superior.

intelligence and shows: a remarkable memory for dates and
» Names. Initially he was belligerent, angry,. and suspicious
of every effort made to help him, Over the span'of two

hours, he gradually became more cooperative and rational.
He is in his own terms a "chronically paranoid person" by-

‘to impute intentions where none may‘exist. Despite his

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- overall suspiciousness, and his fears about the CIA, there
‘-was no overt evidence of psychosis. His nutritional state
“and: general well- ~being both appeared: to be good,

Summary

‘In summary. then we seem to be dealing with a. _person who has
had a personality - disorder for a number of years, manifested
-. by emotional instability, impulsive behaviour, a tencency ©
“to be litigious, and a general suspicious or paranoic
orientation, It is difficult to know how much of whet he
is saying is factual, but it may be that in June of this
year he was becoming "borderline" or even delusional in his
_ thinking about possible attempts on his life, and this
* probably explains his flight to Europe. Currently, he is
_ not psychotic and seems competent in a ‘legal and psychiatric.
- sense to negotiate’ his own affairs and: be a free citizen
- again, .

. His own, closing: words: provide:.a Lighter note to-what: other~-

.: wise has been a complicated and serious mishap. "Well, I'll
. tell you one thing, that's the last time i ever _take a train
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SECRET

- Chief, Research Branch, SRS 3 MAR 1965 °

Robert J J. Leonard

John Richard BLOss

| #34490

GIST: SLOSS;- a ateff employee cince 1948, has recently been

, repelygrophed with inconclusive results, having reacted to questions

regarding disclosure of classified informetion, avsociation with ¢ com-
munist sympathizer, and homosexuality. He has also been involved

_with cooperation in au extramarital affeir which iziiminated in a black-—

mail attempt on ene of the parties. Hie name is perhaps identical with
& nAme among 6ix names of Agency empleyees found ox a. mentally dis-
turbed and dicaffeeted former CIC intelligence officerwho

with Russian and Guban Intelligence agents. Detatls of theca ) quéstionable
arenes in regard te GLOSS are set forth below. Recommend intensive and
‘thorough investigation of SLOSS including surveillance af activities.

DETAILS: 1 Mr. John Richard SLOSS, born 24 September i9ng

at Cleveland, Ohio, hae been a otaff employee of this Agency since 1948...

Hie parents are American born. Ho graduated {rom Yale University in.

Ritchie, Maryland, ae an instractes, from January 1943 te July 1945.
He attended Columbia University, School of International Affaire and the
Russian Institute from 1946 to 1948,, receiving an M. A. Degree is inter- -

national Affeize.

2. SLOSS fe currently a Special Intelligence Duty Officer in _
c 1953-1955 and on a TDY
to Germany in 1988, he had been. authorised to deal with foreign latelli-
gence elements in the OCI ‘overseas Maison program. SLOSS was poly.

graphed in 1950 and 1953 with favorable results; in 1955 with unfavorable

Fesulte; and twice in 1964 with inconelusive reeulte regarding giving CIA
documents or classified information to unauthorized persons, contact
with a possible communist sympathizer, and engaging in homosexual acti-
vities since working for CIA... He was granted a "Q" Clearance in October

1963, His Top Seeret Clearance was certified to the White Houee on 23.

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es Febreary 1968 tn connection with a visit to a Presidential relocation atte, oa |

a 3 ‘The name of Jenn SLOSS may be identical with t
‘ guess found on the person of Richard: Gm NAGELL when arr
. +. cngetion with a bank rebbery in El Paso, Texas, on 20 Septex
_ notebook. found of NAGELL made reference to Fair Play for Cuba Commit.
“2 ‘the a addrenses ef ‘Foreign, Embasates, thes names sof Purported © CIA

- why the name J, SLOSS a9 well 22 five ‘other names of: GIA verseanal

 a#hould have been in the possession of Richard Gase NAGELL. The weird.

. Story of NAGELL is contained ins a chronological Heting ‘of bis activities
appended to this memorandum, — _

eS A review of the Security file on SLOSS in comection with the
'. Richard Care NAGELL matter wvoveaied. that 5 ‘for: ‘the. pant. few yeare.
1960-1964, had provided h artment aga pli yin
adulterous relationship of(Philip Barey KENNEDY, a GS

, fice, aesigued to OCI and Mrs. (Betty BARKER)< 2. “of
Central Intelligence Agency from 19 Getober 1985 santil 26 July 1962, The
relationship betwees(Kennedy]and(Barker/ Gas disclosed on 1) May 1964 Z

| whex{ KENNEDY /Feported to the Olfice of Security that Mre. . BARKER/ ine
received 2 a A strange breigceen eall from an. ar

> faeluding s tranquilizer. type dr ig
. deemed to. be: inconclusive. a

- During the 1955 polygraph, examiinatié
"to. homosexual desires but stated that: ‘there had

_ actions to the. homesexual: question whick indicated eception. | During |

. further specie questioning an 22 May 1964 covering | the , various homesexual

areas however, there were no strong reactions to indigate that Subject might
. be practicing deception on the specific question regarding engaging in home-
- sexual activities since working for GIA,

8. In connection with the phage of questions concerning contact

with any possible communist sympathizer, the Subject reflected overall

\. disturbance indicating thet all the questions obviously bothered him and —
that deception wag being practiced within that phase. The polygraph opera-.

tor neted that there were outetanding reactions te the following two questions: .

26 b "Other than your comments ahout FISHER, during your -
undergraduate period at Yale did you have any contact
with aay Communist or Communist sympathizer?

Answer: No, ®

296 During your CLA employment, have you had any contact
wie any Communist or Communist arenpathiser?

ar Re: i ts particularly noteworthy thet during hie examination on
| 22 May 1964 when asked nine questions as to whether he had been acquaint-

ed with certain individuals, Subject only reacted when be answered "go" -
“te heving been acquainted with Jerry SEVERN and ya WOLSTON. These
names had béen submitted to Subject hased upon pare. conjecture that there:
posaibly might have bean some connection with these individuale at Camp
Ritchie Military Intelligence Training Genter, Since the fact that beth -
Jerry SEVERN and Hya WOLSTON have’ ‘cooperated with Soviet Intelligence
should have been uhnewn te S1.058 and he declared he is not acquainted
‘with them,. there should have been no reason for him to.reag
The polygraph operator states that SLOSS WAS not pressed further regarding
‘FISHER (whom. he had characterized as “leit of center") or his own possible |

to these names.

knewledge of SEVERN or WOLSTON ‘since it was obvious that SLOSS was. |

- beginning to fee] harassed on this matter and stated thet he did not enjoy
being anked these questions.

(10. During SLoss’ interview on 4 April 1964 SLOSS reflected
consistent ‘senetinan on the questions: . :

"Since working for CIA,have you given CIA documente or
classified information to unauthorized persons?"

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“Have you ever. detiberately given classified information on
“documents te any unauthorised person?"

- - Ye explanation. Subject eatd he wae bothered by thie idee, bat
that he had no:knowledge of any particular situation wherein he had di~

valged information to anyone who was unauthorised to receive it or who

would have used it against the Agency's interest, On the test administered.

- on 22 May 196¢ to resolve any possible compromise to communist or foreign

intelligence organisations, it was determined that there were no ‘significant |
reactions te relevant questions im thie area,

7 te should be. especially noted that the. polygraph operatorduring |
the 4 April 1964 interview, detected an odd amell on Subject's breath and _

. noted bis flushed face, frequent silly grins and lethargic movements, gug- :
gesting | that. the Subject may have been. slightly intoxicated. ~The. ‘oppratos:

"er alcohol pries to the interview but recalled an incident wherein the Sub-

ject when arrested for drunken driving in 1963 bad produced evidence that
he wae a diabetic and had taken’ medi¢ation prior ‘to the incident. Gonse«
quently, during the second interview on 22 May 1964, Subject was questioned

| gation for diabetes in November 1963... He explaiiied: that he took three or

four diuretic pile. He specifically denied that he bad taken any other drug,
narcotic or alcohol. When this question was asked during interrogation, -

- he seflected resection indicative of deception and then admitted that for

breakfast he had taken one glass of vodka with some orange juice. He
atated that he drank vodka for breakfast vometines whenever he wae tense
or nervous, over anything.

a2. The polygraph cperitar i ia nie report concluded that the .
“validity of fina) test-charts is held in queation and there is no
__ #trong evidence that the specific areas of concern have been
gonclusively résolved at this time. It ie recommended that a
_ further atudy be conducted on this cage and that information
- Fesulting from such a study be sent to IRD for possible reinter«
view of the Subject and pelygraph resolution".

!. SLOSS. has indicated reactions indicative of deception during
the polygraph examinations. In one epecific questian where these re-

actions were present, he admitted to lying.. This was in the question aB
to whether or not he had taken any alcohol prior to the examination:

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7 “GONGLUSION:

‘ SLOSS has lied ia his most recent polygraph examination and
has evidconed indications of deception in areas concerning divulging —
 - ¢lassified information to unauthorized individuals, association with a
Seroxuntat: ‘pymipathiver and homopexual inclinations. SLOSS’ reaction
'. to the names.@ xy SEVERN and Uya WOLSTON has not been fully ex~
_ plored. The pblygraph operator has recommended further investigation
and B Tepalygtaph because the recent teste are taconclusive.

> SLOSS has bean. invelved in an. jmmorai and Qlegai extra- aoe
_ marital activity between a Staff employee and a former Bealf employee
where one of the parties. wae subjected to @ blackmail attamp

a . .& The mame a. SLOSS (possibly identical to Subject) appeared |
Oa. Met of GIA. employees: found on the person ofa sel{-designated "dis-
.. affected American" arrested by the FBI for bank robbery in September
1963. Thin individual (mentally disturbed) with previous intelligence ex-
perience has declared that he wae approached by Soviet intelligence while
and/er after he wan in Mexico City in September 1962.

a It ie suggested that the extent ot ths adverse security iniplica-
tions concerning SLOSS ie such, that if SLOSS is ever found to be a security
risk, the failure at this time to pursue an aggressive investigation of all.
his contacts and activities te resolve all areas of doubt could possibly lead
_ te 8 Conelusion that we have been remies in our duties. The e undersigned
recommends the following action:

8. That physical and technical surveillance of at least two al |
weeks duration be made of SLOSS to determine his contacte and
activities after working hours. _

b. That current séven way National Agency. Ghecks be made
on a BLOBR,

: be Richard B. FISHER, a friend of SLOSS', “characterized
by him’ aé having been involved in radical and left of center ideas’

. while en undergraduate at Yale,be fully identified, his present lo--

- gation be ascertained and the degree of his association with &0s8
be determined by a personal interview with FISHER.

 @ That Richard Case NAGELL be personally interviewed by
the undergigned in the hope that by a sympathetic approach he may
reveal how he came into the Bossession of the name J, SLOSS and
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT. OF JUSTICE
FEDERAL. BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION:

THOMAS J, DOWLING = Ofee:-_»- New York, New York

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— 65~23126 oo . ; ’ Bureau File No.:

ICHARD CASE NAGELL

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: Confidential informants familiar. with certain
preses of Cuban and/or Communist activities in -

the NYC area, when contacted during February,
1964, advised 'that-the subject'is unknown

_ to them, Subject's sister, Mrs. ELEANORE GANBERT,
_ when interviewed on 2/28/6h,

advised that subject.
‘last stayed at her home during the latter part. “
of 1962, She indicated that she knows of no
‘pubversive activity on the part ef the subjeet,
and stated further that she wotia ave nothing |
‘to. do with him if she ever found out he had. .
ever. been: involved: in. such activities, She...

advised subject maintains a metal-type foot.
‘locker at.her residence, and has. maintained it

at her home for a number of years. She hoted |
‘that. she does not: know the eontents of this.

foot locker nor. is she even aware: of. whether.

At. is pened: or looked.

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“Cont Pidential. ‘Anformants familiar. with certain

_ phases. of Cuban and/or Communist activities. in the NYC

' .area;: ‘when contacted: during ‘February,
| the. subject is unknown bo them. Poe

1964, advised that.

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; <. . Bleanore_@émbert.was | sontacted at her home.
oo ~ losated at 82-25 Grand Avenue, Queens, New York, on
*  @ February 28, 1964, by Special Agents Thomas J.- Dowling —
-. end. Benjamin P. » Mho identified themselves to _ = es
her as Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 7
' She was told that. the ‘Special Agents wished to talk to her:
about her brother, Richard Case Nagell; that she would not.
‘have to. speak with the interviewing agents} that” ing
she might. say could be used in court); and that she hs
- @ right to counsel before. making. any. statement. Nes. :
oe Gambert. advised that she had no objection to. being. interviewed
and. that she would cooperate in. any way ‘possible, -

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o  ghe- advised, that her. brother, Richard: case.
Nagell, ‘last resided with her in her home for a5 or 6— oe
week period whioh ended just prior to Christmas, 1962, .
While in New York, he was for the most partineaployed. and -
seeking a position. She noted that he did obtain a .

-. position as a store detective but that this lasted
for only several days when he decided that. this. was not
the ‘ype ‘of. investigative. work: he wanted to do.

When questioned. as to. whether or not: she. knew
- of-s activity on the part of her brother which could ©
have . of a subversive nature, she stated that sie .
knew of no such activity; that. she did not believe her |
brother. capable of taking part in such activity; and i

' that 1f she ever became aware that he was engaging at.

any time in such activity she. would have nothing to. to.

‘with him.. at this point she noted that approximately

_ @ month. prior to the interview she had received several |

lettersthat were returned to her from El Paso, Texas, —

‘which she had written to. her brother, indicating | that.

he was: no longer at. the: £1 Paso County Jail. noe
subsequently received. a letter from her brother. indicating —
. that he was. at. the: ‘Medical Center. for Federal: ‘Prisoners,
po es " Springfield,.. ‘Missouri... She noted: that she answered this _

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— brother, Sbe_ stated that she expected to hear from her
fs 8 brother immediately after he received her letter and the
"> facet that she has not heard has made her uneasy. She
re noted that she offered, if permitted, to visit him, and
ce _ that she. hoped to ascertain as a result of this visit,
the reason he attempted to rob a bank in El Paso, Texas,
on September 20, 1963. She advised that she has had no
reason to believe that her brother ia not responsible for
~ his actions;. and she noted that in one letter he wrote
to her that ‘the bank robbery attempt was a pre-meditated
- action on nis. part. She advised that. her brother has
‘been in a depressed state of mind ever since he had been
a accused of taking a bribe and fired from his position»
[he with the California. State Liquor Authority. She noted
SO that she believed, as her brother clains, that this
~ purported bribe was. set up to remove her brother from his
position With, the. California State Liquor Authority

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as insturoted by. superiors.

‘vhen. ‘questioned as to. whether or not her brother,
_ Richard: Case. Nagell, maintains any type of property at her
“-@ |. residence; she advised that he does maintain a military -
. type. metal. foot locker, and that he has maintained it at.
'. her residence. since his. discharge from the United .
States: Army. She noted that as this foae locker is — -

= not the: root locker is open ‘or ‘locked,

oted. that during ‘the course of the inter-
nore Gambert,_ her husband, - Loud Gambert °

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Al. 8. Government.

fanpression, tearful, nervous
Got 20. see my etd 2
Bank Romery:

voswaLpe . Subsequent: “to ‘President's Ss: assassinatio

ae ‘laimed ac acquaintance with: OSWALD ‘and wife On 1/18/6
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whieh ‘the. subject shad ‘on ‘his “person ° when: Bee a
rence. to Medical. Aid to Cuba, Fair play ‘for: Cuba -

pril.6, “1960, edition’ of, “phe ew ‘York Times"
ape contained a full-page. advertisement ‘captioned
wh at 1s Really: Happening . in fuba," placed: by the
in: Play: for. Cuba’ Committee: (FPCC)... “This. advertisement _

unced the. formation of the FPCC: in: New, ‘York: City.
‘declared. the FPCC intended to promulgate: "the
ch about - ‘revolutionary Cuba" to neutralize ‘the:
BtO ted Amexican press oe

A180" ‘testified he. and TABER ‘obtained funds: ‘from ‘the ®
am Government, which were. -ppplied. toward the: ‘cost of

wo yens Communist party. cP), and: Socialist ‘Workers a

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a: second | source advised that. the:
jonal- Meadquacters: of. ‘the. “FPCC ‘is located in. ‘Room. 329
199: Broadway,” New: York’ City, According”. to “this sourc
position of” National | Office Director’ was created in.
fall. ‘of 1962. cand was, ‘filled: by. VINCENT "TED". ‘LEE
10! now - formulates. -FPCC policy. This” source: observed
has. : followed a course of. ‘entertaining: and. accepting
cooperation. Of: ‘many. ‘other organizations including.
the. cP ‘and the. SWP, when: he ‘has felt it: would ‘be to his
It henefit as’ well’ as, the FPCC's. However , LEE:
indicated. to: this source he has 10° “intention. of
ermitting FPCC policy’ ‘to. be? determined, ‘by ‘any other
ganization,.. BE-feels..the: FPCC ‘should: ‘advocate. re ump
on of, ‘diplomatic ‘relations between’ Cuba. ‘and: the
od States ‘and ‘support. the vight- Of * Cubans: tO
ge their. revolution. without . interference. from |
nations, “but - not: ‘Support the Cuban revolution

the

he scp. and the s¥P have: been designated pursuant, ‘to:
cutive Order. 10450.

‘Ss BACKGROUND :

RONOLOGICAL, RECORD OF. 8U8 sect

AL review on October. iT; 1983, of the Military.
ce Records: ‘on ‘file at. the- Military ‘Personnel Records.
Louis, Missouri, P, indicated that: RICHARD CASE

othe subject” underwent ‘treatment ar. “the Walter. Reed”
Washington, Dn cers as ao result (of: an ‘airplane crash
: On. “November: 28 ; ‘1954, in ‘whieh the’ ‘subject, was involved. ran
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Sa result’ of. ‘the crash. ‘the. ‘subject Was. ; suspicious ‘of.
uestions asked him. ‘When _ subject was examined -On April, a,
955, “the. hos tility, had di sappearéed ‘and his. ‘suspicions - ad |
been. lessened « His. responses | at. that time were ‘regarded. as

in April; “956, Captata | ‘CHARLES STANLEY, Administrative
fice. Detail, “Los: Angeles ‘Police Department,. Los ‘Angeles ,. Ts
1liferaia,. advised that one. RICHARD. Ce (NAGELL had “questioned

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) wat 2, 7952, “undes serial. number 02 028 346,
d on. active duty. on the Same. date. av Fort: Benning
While. serving on. active uty a8 an, officer, | she:
: “a Second, Lieut
Son ovember 14, 1952.

2 service. ‘records ndicated: that: NAGELL ‘se €
Nations — Stmmer-Fal1 Campaign: in: Korea, the,
Second Korean Winter: Campaign’ in Korea, ‘the. Korean Summer-
FE uy Campaign in’, 1952." the- ‘Third Korean Winter. ‘Campaign. ‘jn
and: the United Statos. Summer-Fall Campaign in 19537500"
fe was: awarded ‘the Korean» Service’ Nedal with one Silver Star,
the National Néfense Service Medal, the United Nations. Service
Medal, “the Bronze Star: Medal, the: Purple Heart. with two. Oak’
‘leat Clusters ,: the Expert Infantry - Badge, the. Parachute
Glider, Badge ,. the Combat.’ Infantryman‘s Radge, and. the Republic
of Korea Presidential linit Citation. a

“its character’ ‘and ‘efficiency ratings ranged from:
unkown to, Superior, and there is. no- record of courts-martial
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ex : rear is: HAROLD Gy. “COBB, ‘Chief, Regi
Veterans Administration 4 Admission Center. “Los. Angel

: “pecember: 15, “y962, the subject “advised ‘special
gents: ‘of. “the FBI- in, Jacksonville, “Florida, that in June,..
962,; he- was . accused. of + staking a. $20,000. bribe’ by the: State
everage : :Department, Los” Angeles, California, ‘and: was”
eleased- from his” employment on. June’8, 1962, for refusing.
oO answer questions ;: . ‘The Subject said he’ talked to the: bheet

in. ‘Los: Angeles’ regarding the. possibility of. his dismissal.

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L962. to July 23, 1962

On September 23, 1965, EP T- “2 p made available the

suance ‘of. a subpoena. ncaa be tecum, - The. ‘identity.
re ee subpoenaed | is” HAROLD Ge COBB Chied , Regis

ae from ‘the’ Department of imployment to: the.
ad. _been _cmployed since. that time: as” a Special A;

stic: argument. and, as. a: ‘result. “of this: ‘the. ‘pol
and he. ‘was arrested for. being drunk. * NAGELL.

ight 's s. treatment and ‘made’: ‘some. ‘general complaints
abou t los, Angeles Police Personhel. © “NAGELL stated.

NAGEL advised | that he then went to. ‘his superiors
‘and. advised . them ‘of what had happened. “Asa result: of ail_o
“thas, | NAGELL stated he was “placed on: suspension ‘on June 8, :

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a ‘He noticed an automobile: on. two. occasions”
ay and cat. about. 8:00 PL Stopped: his S Gar on: the
. Twomen from ‘the: car’
“They, were dressed in. business . suits.
lat first: ‘they were, ‘police. Officers. One” o
“asked: ‘him ‘where his. ‘gun was, . ‘and. he! told -the man i
Ly the: Blove Compartmcnt. He: gave. this man, the

NAGELL .advised © that these » men drove! nim. toa med
ibu,.. California, and left. him.,¢ NAGELL state
then, drove. himself. back: to Los: Angeles , faliforni
_Sawtell | . Cal iforay,

license. ‘Social Security card, and ‘Selective: Service:
Registration. ‘NAGELL stated. that. on July 25,.. :

: received. a: money” order. fron- a. relative,” ‘and ‘bécause | he trad .
no! ‘identification was. unable. “to cash: At: - He. advised. thatihe
hasa, ‘quick: temper. ‘and: that this situation: ‘made him. “hot!
unde the: collar." _ For ‘this: ‘reason. he ‘contacted: the FBI,

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Mr ~ NAGELL Stated.that . in’retrospect . he believes.
Police: ‘Department’ ‘did ‘have. a. right to- ‘take. ‘the.

tems ‘in’ ‘line. with: their. investigation... He’ stated tha
uld bé possible, he would-like to rescind his.

1 complaints MP. ‘NAGELL dedlined: ‘to furnish ‘a’

Statement .. Tat = .

he: following article appeared. 4 in the. “Santa Moa

‘Then NAGELL: hung up. a

“A few | ‘moments ‘later, ‘a ‘gecond call came : in. from.
2 ness who ‘said, that. a man suffering» from a pullet: wounc
ad driven. Up . ‘to him’ and asked for. airections to ce

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ft ‘California. as a Special. Investigator... fle. stated
a. result. of his. investigation. of. ‘some large cafes
and: pars) in the ‘Los Angeles. ‘area, one of which he named. as |
the: ‘Mauna’ Loa, and. ‘some. > controversy which he! had, bad with |


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“jan 22, “1962, “had. been

that: ‘on August’ 6 5 igen: he:
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“He. stated. that. he “nade the

ote ‘stated: that: “he: did
2 He: stated that

would. ‘not ‘g0 back: to. the: United States. He ‘gaid ‘that-
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he was going ‘to. sone (Ofber

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retirement contributions. and.
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On. RICHARD c 7 NAGEL.

rronany CASE. WAGELL.

: “On. November: 16; “1962, “the subject advised Special
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se. the 280 and, as. a, "result; clear. his | name.
paueorte between

18, ‘had. given: ‘Limited: information. to. ‘him, “due - to. personal |
circunstances. ‘at. the. time. = He: ‘requested ‘that: apologies. be:
onveyed: ‘to SA: RICHARDS for: not» "going « all. the-way" on —
evealing: all: he: knew: concerning individuals in. whoa SA.

Ie HHARDS : expressed an® Antereste) oe eee noe

a The, ‘following information was: présented | by (NAGELL -
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Rec ber - 15: 1962,

on’ Decembe 8; i962, “the: subject: advised Speci
of the FRI in: Jacksonville, Florida,: that. he had:
: y the, Ue 5. Athy and. had been: ‘invol

1959; and ‘subsequently. became. employed ‘on: De

1959" by. ‘the State: Beverage. Department ‘in Los Angeles, ‘Calif rn
He said. ain June, 1962, “he was accused. of taking. a $20 000.

ibe! by: the’ State. Beverage: Department: and was released | f
. vemployment- on’ June” 8, 1962; “for refusing to “answer:
“qu stions . He stated. he : talked ‘to the: FBI in’ Los Angele
-regarding | the Possibility: of: his dismissal being. a violati
of his: civil ‘rights. _ a ns a vo


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centally unbalanced,


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NAGELL. stated. he: pis preséatly residing. at ‘the

rien. he is unable to identify and
a Soviet Agent. He: ‘said. he Spoke

a ‘He said nis. tito has several bullet holes. ing tn

On December a ibda'e estorta ware nae Se tesate

on PRESENT ILINESS This 32 yoar old white” » male

He clains these: since. ‘an: “airplane accident, ‘he had: had ain


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xan Revealed a “well nourished. “well

Leena gniee said “that he wishes he were dead.” Othe
he ‘looks. angry”. and - anxious . Re is. well oriented ale
‘place, bus: sometimes seeds to look in a small
° ' oo ‘Sometimes: during the :

pounds: - “Pupils” are. equal. ‘and ‘normal. reaction’ ‘to
onsensual- reflex.” ie shows. a left facial ‘paralysis
- from, the” bead | injury. “Lungs | “Are. clear. . Heart:
toni ; No. edema. — “Abdomen: is: flat
Oo. masses: “and organs . not: palpable. » . Neurological. '
n: is. ‘normal - except “a: left. facial. ‘paralysis: an
ggering ‘during’ Romberg. procedure. Optic ‘fund was
eripheral ‘vision By confrontation”, is: ‘normal:

2 Skull ‘and chest x
tive. “BKG ‘nora. - EEG without a definite.
The’ ‘spinal fluid ‘shows. a. ‘total protein. of ‘
? t any - increase’ of. globulin, 1 ‘ymph, and.”
negative... Pressure ‘was’ 80 mm° of water. Routine
tory study normal. ~ A psychological evaluation done: -
Martin reports | some. ‘defect. in. ‘the. Antellectual. sphere

SOURSE 1 HOSPITAL? Duritig ‘the! ‘time, he was in. ‘this ay

top during: 1 ‘the ‘time he - is. asleep. Most. of. the


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y Cinterservice) ‘dated’ 1- 1563"

he following addendum: we

Ay ane poet hospital benefit from. their. Lint patient bad

fe pegentatres and irritability that. che should b

peadachoe ans ee they give’
After: ‘several days. of listening


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olving: the: FBS Le “and: sone” shooting event

“before: the, ‘Psychiatric. Stand and: at first: wai
tant ‘to, answer questions: and | when: ‘asked. a ‘qu

he- ‘didnot. have. to. ‘since , nothing more “could be done’
Re. ‘also’ Said the ‘reason for. him wishing . to leave:

he. shad a: Job in mind and was, going for. an - interview.


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: Syndrome: assoc} ated” with ‘brain trauma i
story of). with behavioral. ‘reaction: character i:

Agents of: the “Mien ; “Plorida, Office of | ‘the | :

Northeast First. ‘Avenue: and .Fifth. ‘Street, Miami, .
‘time he- stated: thathis name was. JOE KRAMER. He.
ing” in. his: 1957. Ford hardtop, black cand. white in:


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“Cuban i an’ Miami = if he" “would be” permitted to. ‘return these
tems to. his: ‘contact $O. he ‘could: ‘bs of. further: use to the™ ms

ned. to him ‘tn: time to make the delivery to vihomever .
a “When pressed for details Subject, was’

spionage statutes. and the registration act. “together: Meee.
ther. laws were: explained to ‘him and he acknowledged, he: was
ully> aware of their” Provisions. we :

Subject: ‘stated. he was: discharged | trom the Liquor
Control: authority. ‘in ‘California under false. ‘charges. of
" cepting bribes. “Immediately thereafter; ‘he- left for.

texico. because ‘he was disgusted, with the United States...
In August | or. September, 1962, he met a nan. fron. Maryland . in’.
Mex: City who, introduced him to individuals: ‘whom he believed
| “vmay have -been soviet agents,’ He. refused | ‘to: give descriptions,

“names ” or. other | ‘details. When questioned « ‘on. specific points

he. became” mysteriously evasive « na San bel


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there ‘would, not. ‘be. any- microfilm, and. ‘that wats’ ‘a

sion | on his) ‘part: that. microfilm would be: delivered ™
ol... ‘He: ‘also Stated he did mot: know: what the. gun. ..

2 USER. ior: but. ‘since he was: not stupid ‘he thought At

ae ga to kill. someone with. Subject tore off the.

‘On ‘April ‘19, “1963, ‘the ‘subject: contacted: the Los,
Angeles , California Off ice of the FBI and furnished the.
“following | information| to.a Special Agent, of. that. Office:

: Oe ke ET
a


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The! subject. stated that: he: ‘and his’ wife obtained:
locutory ‘decree ‘of: ‘divorce. ‘in: Los. Angeles» ‘County ‘on.
165-1962... Heusaid. that one of the: terms ‘of: ‘this.
vas, that he was to have: ‘reasonable visitation”
th his” two. ‘small. children. ‘He said: ‘that. his wife

subject : said that. he. and his. wife “appeared. ‘in —
Aprii- 19; “1963, and. a female. judge, name not: known.
to .the matter. with subject. acting as his ‘own: attorney
hat, the Judge: interrupted. him and: “instructed, bim to.’
lawyer: before. the: ‘proceedings would. ‘continue, we
dviaed: ‘that he. argued with the > Sudge. to no avail

At. ‘this point © an “the interview, ‘the: subject. becal
and: quite rude.” He. saad. that. ‘the: Judge” ‘cannot order

tation: af: ‘his ‘civil: ‘rights. “He ‘paved on. that
h aware. Of the, Law and demanded that: the Fat

The - ‘Bubject. then lett the office with. no: further,
f about. the matter... He ‘mentioned as he was. leaving that
f. he. did: not get, -& job. in ‘the near future, he. was going. toe :
"plow the. lid: off"concerning. Los _ Angeles Police Department,
: s° Angeles Sheriff" s Office, ‘Los Angeles. ‘County Bistrict:
‘Attorney and the ‘California Alcoholic. Beverage Control Board.

vee at is: noted ‘that ‘subject. at ‘first. refused to. give = .
cae his: address. ‘He then stated that, he had lived in Mexico City, 00.0:
“DF. until about. 30. days REO! ‘He then gave. his ‘Los . Angeles. anne

Oa BBL

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omplaining. ‘of. impairment ‘of vision, ‘left eye." ‘Records -
: foreiga: matter. removed fron. eye. and. -NAGELL discharged.
intment.-for.. September 16, 1963, was made for NAGELL

ailed to keep: ‘this: “Appointment. . :

‘Records ‘indicate ‘the. following. service-connected
njuries have. been | entered ‘Og NAGELL ‘a x records : a

ultiple. ‘scars; left. face ‘and head’

econstructéed left ear ‘canal | ate .

aresia. (paralysis), partial, ‘lett facial | nerve
LagophthaLmos . -- left. (defective hearing. bilateral):
‘Multiple’ scars, left forearn, left buttocks « right.
“leg, - and Tight. knee : ; ;

L subpoena: duces tecun, “The identity: of.
the. ‘person to. ‘be. -subpoenaed: is Mrs .. MARGUERITE COFFEE, -
Chief of Medical ‘Records, “VAS Outpatient Clinic, 1031, South °
Broadway, | ‘Los. Angeles» California... | 7 oe!


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ber 20, 1963 ‘by. ‘patrolmen we
At, that. Fine

that he “had fired: two: shots . dn the bank “to keep anyone from.
He stated, that he. was, an . excellent. shot, and


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Peseeemenreaneads ache

inteniigence. He” advised ‘that he. had ‘been trained in ‘the’
xmy. Counterintelligence School, . He: ‘paid: that. he: ‘had been
assigned: ‘to Field : Operations. Intelligence and had. taught © °

n three. gin saat occasions. in F onnention . with. his- service.
* Korean ‘campaign, . ‘and | he had received. “three: ‘purple .
((Gont inoing. jhe advised that. ‘he. received a battle


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“on Seprenber ai, 1963, “Assistant Uatied States

on. Septenbe ay, 1963, a:  conpiaiat. was ‘filea before
pane Commissioner HENRY Cc. _ CLIFTON ,: EL Pago.

take a. hing | of: value; to Wit, | “Travelers Cheques;
ain the’ care. and. | custody. and. controlled: by the:

ond’ ‘in: reser “aniount- of: $25, ooo, in: ‘Lew ee cl
was” remanded. to. the. cus tody of. the United :
‘Marshal | cand Placed in the El Paso (County, dail.

On September 21, 1963, RICHARD CASE WAGELL was’
e EI Paso. “County. Jail: ‘subsequent: to ‘a.
. Ss ‘Commissioner, ‘HENRY - Ce CLIFTON , -E1Paso

him were. read to. him _by: the United States. Commissioner
hich, ‘time: he. was. advised of. his right. to counsel.

NAGELL + was again. ‘advised as to. the ‘Adenti ty of the

Special Agents ‘of. “the. FBC who were. desirous of. interviewing --
in and was. told — that: he did: ‘not’ have ‘to make | any. ‘Statement.
and © ‘that: any: statement. he: made could be. used - against him. 9
in a: court’. of. law. He was | also ‘advised that he had the >)
rinbe ‘to: consult. an attorney. ‘and. ‘that, no. threats or. promises’
7 made. to him, to, induce him ‘to. take a a statement 2 i"


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ice of: EL. ‘Paso Police. ‘Department.
Sopearary ‘AR. and his partner, . :

with a. ‘great. ‘number of Apia pinta
iat ‘stated. that, ‘the. night before. > while

ed ‘that b when “he entered. the. State National
ma: ‘the: ‘afternoon. of ‘September 20 , Pence
Balen : any: money. |

904 South. air etre, in 1 EL “Paso. “He stated that: he
ade: inquiry: ak. ‘this. “address, “but IBARRA ‘had © moved and he. Wi
Rhee cable: to find out. where: he had . “gone. He. ‘Said. that. he’ had '

onsiderable Length of ‘tine. in: > the “hospital, He advised


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hat Rector 1 EDWIN A WEINSTEIN, a ‘eivilian. doctor. assigned
18: Neuropsychiatric Center. at: Walter. ‘Reed: ‘Hospital | chad:
r ted | Aim: and » nad. Cine Romane ‘amount ‘of. information

‘his

S highly.
S saying. or. where. he’ was for’ short: ‘periods
“he chad. requested. admission’ to. ‘the psychiatric:
he Veterans! Hospital, Brentwood, Los Angeles,
however, - che was. not granted” admission and: he
¥ to the | best. at. his Fegollection he made this’

magn. was’ at ehh “pmotional, was: “given

‘Was. not able. ‘to ‘do any. ‘eind ‘of “work because of “the. ‘time: he:
had spent in the’ ‘Army. He stated that the only, job: that’ he.
‘yas prepared, for was that. ‘of. an ‘investigator: ‘since he. had
«dearned this: as a | Counter-Intelligence Corps ‘eprésentative

Ba.

ational ‘Bank. "so that. ‘they would
_ He stated that he was. not

“anys money - ‘and “that” he- ‘fired the shots to.
- om: following: him; He: said: that: he had ‘used :
ot 08. KRANE- and’. ROBERT: Ce. NOLAN: and. ‘atviged the

mpetectives: cand FRU ‘Agents: going. ‘through the suspect s.
‘Suitcase found photostatic copies: of. numerous certificates. an
Omme: dations, showing. he ‘lad’ acquired an outstanding “military
ecord : am lh. years: of service. ‘with the U. 35. “Army in. Kore:
A ‘pho tostat: Showed he -had been. honorably ‘discharged: fron” “the
“Army: at Fort: Dix, New, Jersey, October, 1959,. with the rank
‘of. C ptain. . ae a! _ 7 : :


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os e September 22, 1963, “issue ‘of “the El Paso.
ontains. an. article. ‘On: “page “I-A entitled ."NAGELL
3 Not. Guilty." According to the article, "City

meals since
e prisoner ma

‘The. ‘September. ‘26, 1963, issue’ of the fl Paso Times
contains an: ‘article on page 7-A. entitled *NAGELL To Take.) >
Sanity” ‘Test. at. La. Tuna." “According. to. the’ article, "Former
y Captain’ RICHARD CASE NAGELL, 34, charged | with. bank robber
in’ an° unsuccessful ‘attempt to- hold up the State National Bank ,
will be taken’ to La Tuna. Correctional. Tnstitution ‘Thursday

oe “He will: ‘be. examined by 1 Dr; Re Ty BENNETT on “the.
. motion. of. Assistant U.S. District. ‘Attorney. FRED MORTON, .who
obtained ‘an order authorizing the check uP from: U.S. District

as THOMASON... oe ook, a


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 brelinin ry: investienvioa 4 indicated

“army; RA. “32 293 "739 ,° bog, [state assigned to ‘the 4th ;
sated ena par tery 7 Scoeh, Support ‘Command Fort Bliss,

japan; where, ‘NAGELL had. been sent 0

| entiel ed mo dup: Sua pect.
1 MRC HARD Case 7


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i ee

oe chad a. motive: ‘for doing. what: td diay" x NAGELE,
told Fe eral Judge. R..B. THOMASON. But: my: “motive was. ‘not,
hold’ 'p the bank. oT do not . “intend - disclose my 1 motive. ‘at

a AGELL. asked. Jadge "THOMASON -to discharse Attorney

OND; who: had - heen. appointed: by” the ‘court. to

: NAGELL.. Judge’ “THOMASON. granted the. reques ae

elling. NAGELL that “Mr. HAMMOND - is. ‘considered an able,

cons cientious . member of E1'-Paso Bar.. AGEL: had refused to
Le AMMOND. b re > the bear ne. Opens PLM

1963,

On. November 18,

the subject, f: sled. a vrit,of. 2

RAGELL requested. interview with a Special Agent
“On interview," NAGELL, furnished. the ) following.

mae "11/19/63
“EL, Paso,- Texas.

t, Richard Case’ Nagel, do hereby | make the. follgwing |

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enent (or . to. ‘answer any’ questions, “whatsoever, to ‘any
Thomscever Including a. psychiatrist, Psychologist,

ni7ier6s* m = :

on November. qo, 1963, Assistant: ‘United States Attorn
FREDERICK J “MORTON , EL Paso,” advised | that there ‘is. no validity
to: subject' 8. allegation inasmuch. as Title. 18, ‘Section 4244,
UE ‘S.: “Code, states. ‘that upon’, a motion PY, ‘the United States -


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‘On: January. 3; 1964, “GEORGE NORMAN. 'STANGA was -
contacted. ‘and interviewed: at the. ‘El. Paso. County- Jail after.

requested. that hé be “interviewed: “regarding RICHARD CASE
At. the. time of ' the interview, NAGELL was incar-
cerated at the El. Paso County Jail as. a Federal ‘prisoner
for. the ‘crime. of. bank’ robbery. ° ae


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STANGA’ Stated, that. since his’ arrest. and. lackreerati
checks ,- ‘he? ‘has “become © quit
one Stated | ‘that. NAGELL: (was

neler s 3 Hein aren .

oa making. a ‘decision that: everything ‘was’ “against
ngele: ‘and that he’ should | attempt) to. leave. th
States: fora Communist country in ‘Europe | In: ‘Aine wit

Of | ‘the “road ‘on at least
‘Socaaions: and attempted suicide with. ‘a! pistol which

was: in: his. ‘possession. He explained | to STANGA,: “however,”
that” he did ‘not, have the > guts | to. do. at and | “Just. let’ eninge

trigger": and decided that, ‘the. best: way: to commit ‘suicide|
would: be’ by Jeaving the hotel: and | having 3 a. Wohoot-out" with


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ank ‘and fired: two ‘shots. into a ‘wall ae
= fully. ‘expecting. ‘to be. ‘shot. doxn. by. “B.
- Howevér, he: escaped. to. his: gary which

al ranuary 6, 1964, ee
statement:

yaied

and voluntary statement. to Edward | Joseph "hut phy. ‘and
Gorman. who" have. identified Anemselves (


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nuary. 1s, “1964, Ns FRANCES: NAGELL:, “a5. ‘South:
& goles, California, telephonically advised “

ary” 846 1964; “the. ® mgect wae arraigne


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. Pas Cmenas enroute. to: ‘the ‘EL Paso ‘County
, 1964. cand. “Theo's in the. ‘custody of. ‘the


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to have: located at the. address

4) es island, “New York, HA 6=6830, a trunk in.
pratt gas mask is: contained. tn the ' Salve box of

of: various Communist ‘Party members: ‘agents, couriers
; vA man. by" the: name, of. ‘FRED JOHN (BENSO)

; “wr, MORTON’ Ss. ‘confidential source’ “told | “him
ELL" S prior ‘contacts with. the FBI “were. not ‘revealing

because they. were. made by. him solely to. ‘determine what the

EBE, Kxtew ‘¢ “of: him.


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a : SU ject dvised. “Special.
ents of. the’ EL: Paso. Office’ ‘of. “the: ‘FBI that: “for. the record’
he would. | Like “to Say. that. his. ‘ansociation with LEE. HARVEY ~
OSWALD, was purely: social and ‘that. be. had. net. OSWALD | in
i ity and in. ‘Texas .
this “matter.

that be had ‘heen’ acquainted with WARTNA, the: wife.
0 OSWALD.” Subject: further. pointed ‘out that
“having, marital difficulties with _MARINA.. - The
tated: ‘that. ‘he knew, “certain: things": in the ,
h=Nallas - areas He said ‘he wanted ‘to. let. the. :
ervice. know. that. someone “like! OSWALD was in that!
owaver,- ‘he. knew: ‘nothing’ of OSWALD" 8. intention to.
ate esident. “The: ‘subject stated that. the

“AM “Service sagont. “The - Secret Service Agent. was.’
introduced to” NAGELL. and: ‘he. ‘attempted | to interview NAGEL:
“. NAGELL. stated, that the ‘information’ he originally

to: Teport. to, the: ‘Secret Service. was: "too late now.

; ow January 23, “1964 an ‘agent. of ‘the United States.
ecret Service ; Bl. Paso; “Texas, advised that an Agent of
the : Uni ted” States® Secret’ ‘Service: in Dallas,- TEXAS , had - 7
displayed, B. photograph’ of the: subject ‘to. Mrs... “MARINA: “OSWALD, .°
wife Of LEE. HARVEY OSWALD, on. January. 18, (1964., “This photo-
, : taken ‘of! the. subject. on” Septenber - ‘2i, “1963, at the.
County, Sheriff! ‘Ss. (Office. Mrs. MARTHA OSWALD, covetully

Ee BZ C e
oT . .
Arg: tay EO. oy ae . e


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Sears. and. marks.

50. oe

once Robert er Nola

7 bhite. ;
Male a
_ American.

August 8, 1930, Greenwich, New Yor
an 180. ;pounds’ -

> Medium .
_ ©, Reddish- ~brown

=, Brown,

Left. eye. siscte downward toward:

S guteiaes 2" vertical scar in fron

. of left ‘ear; half circle.shape ©

'° scar commencing in left eyebrow -
“and extending ‘down ‘to. check

ao


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- LouTs : NAGELL, “born. Norway,
* deceased;, “FRANCES : ‘KAUFMAN ©
NAGELL, | born® United. States
856 South Catalina, ‘Los “An
California. (January. 15, 1964)
resided 22 First Street, ‘Troy
New York as: of. August” 5, “1948
LOUIS NAGELL, Syracuse, Ne ¥YO.
“{as of ‘August 23. 1950).
“Mrs. ELEANORE GAMBERT,. 82-25
Grand Avenue, Elmhurst, - Long

ve
ELEANOR HOPPER, 8222. Ankener
“Avenue: Elmhurst, Long asiend

“Abeny, New York - Gs:
1948).
| Box, 75801, Sanford Station

04-24-8340 _

02 028 346 (Officer)
01 438.346 (Officer) 9
e. Record :Augus t | 3; +1948, Private, ‘resi

| -j-\port Dix, New Jersey.”
service Decorations ‘Bronze. Siar Purple Heart

clusters): ©

Divorced wife MITSUKO ‘TAKAHASHI, born. ly®
a ours 1939, Japan, married March 20,
*1958, United States. Consulate ,.
“Tokyo, Japan, residence 533A.
NBN Street, Fort Dix, New: Jorsey
Cas-.ot February 30, 1959); °
~ Apartment 12, 440 South: Union
. Street; Los Angeles,. California:
i as of - July: 30,. 1962 while Separated)


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Divorced ‘wife

_ Children ™

ife, granted jnterlocutory
‘divore , November: -19,:-1962
Superior Court’, of. Los: Angeles
County, ° California; 2
440 South Union, Los Angele
California: as" (of: December

New Jersey -

ROBERT: LAMONT “NAGELL:, ‘bora
November 20, . 1960, -Los ‘A Be)

California.” eo

Hackett Junior ‘High’ ne
Albany. High’ ‘School ;- “Albaay,

‘New. ‘York, graduated 1948 ;-
two year of: college while

New York: Central’ Railroad, pee
duly ,° 1948. to August.
Albany; New. “York jo
December : 44, - 1959: “to un

‘Angeles, ‘Californi
AS” Of: Acute 1963,

January. a
Route:.1, “Glen. Falls; N é
December ,. 1941 to June
140 New ‘Scotland Avenu
‘Albany, » ‘New | York; ;
July, 1948. to” ‘August, 1948,

304. Madison Avenue , “Albany
~ New: York; . -
8222. aAnkener ‘Avenue, ‘Elinhurst
Long Island, New. ‘York (as ‘of.
Avgust.1,-1951) ;

‘15334. "B" Street, ‘pore Dix,’

New: Jersey~ (as of December ,. 1959).

“.p.-O.' Box 76121, Sanford Station,

Se Les’ Angeles, California. recu of.
4/1960, ‘end as’ of August 20, 962);

BRE


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Angel, $3: California (As. of
July and September, 1962) ;

Mexico” CAL 5: w Fa: ‘Mexico,

(subject. Glaimed this’ “reside
from August. ;. 1962 . to Octobe
1962, “OAR. ‘subsequent occas:

Subject claimed. this resident

or a. ‘period. Jasting until”

“about March- 15). -1963)3.°
Washing ton,: D. Ce (subject. *.
claimed this: ‘residence. durin

period: ‘subsequent ‘to. June,
1962, and. prior | to Decembe
8225 Grasd- ‘Avenue, Elmburs
Queens. Long. Island, New Yor!
(as of ‘November 15,°1962,. ani

‘again: on. December : 7, 1962);
Holiday Inn, Jacksonville,

» -PLorida: _Cemporary residenc

“as of- December 15;

. Room 908; Holiday
“Brickell. AVeNvE |

Los Angeles, C

. Of April. 19, 1963);
* Box: 75801, Santora | 3

“guly. 26, 1963);
BIS) 6th Street, Los. Angeles
“California: no" date. Given).

@alifornia, (no. date “given);
2712) ‘Saturn: Street, Los. “Angeles 19
 Calitormia (ne. date gi’
“20245 Cajon Bovlevard :
. California’ (no « date, given)


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UT RENE. eat 1828804

, Atbanyy Bee
2950

Avenue. “Albany,
Apabtonte

s NewYork: in street
Times, Aquare. ota

“Albany 3. ew york (August eee
as 1950) e oe
Automobile ° 1957 Ford: hardtop, black. and:
BET white, “bearing” California ©
* license MYU 890 Cin. posses
_ of. this ‘automobile when interviewed . ppt
* January 24, 1963, an Miami, Florida! :


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Records of the ‘pivisio
‘Motor: Vehicles, Los Angeles,
garateratae ah p68 1957:

den tification ‘pimber es
€ C7LT138540, renistered ‘to.

California, |
er Jaguarys 1963.

_Stptenten 20;

"1083 |

‘NAME AND, NUMBER

“Richard Case
Nogell. |

Richard C.

Camp- ‘Holabird |

‘Nagell...” Fs
. #LA 616 479. -N

“9-21-63 | Sect #2313 |

“Richard Case |
te “0 Dank rob’

, Nagell oe


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uba Committee, have. furnished reliable. information in the past

: This: document contains neither ‘eecommendations | ‘nor. ae
‘conslusions. of: the: FBI. ® an is: the, proj erty” of. the. FBI" and is’.
leaned to | your. agency;



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asp: wn nue 3 Ww. Ann ‘our oF: BUREAU ‘OFFICES >i a

“waten i OFFICE.

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rn oc nr rr

~ OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10
- 5010-104

’ UNITED STATES; <GOVERNMENT

- M cmorandam

-_ too ‘Mr. R. J. Leonard oe DATE! -26 March 1964

FROM : _ Chief, Research pench/ SRS ae

“_ suBjecT: NAGELL, Richard Case _

S . ly Attached is a _ copy of a 2 October 1962 memorandum from!
«the FBI i in regard to ‘Richard Case. NAGELL.

a * a SA Alexander Ww. NEALE, Ine of the Washington Field
“Office, FBI,. has informally advised the undersigned that. NAGELL has
been arrested on the West Coast for bank robbery, is going to. be. 7
tried: in. the near future for. the alleged. crime, - “and that NAGELL had’ in
his popséssion the’ following information: ,

“Richard FECTEAU _
- (Lynn, Mass) :

DAC: (CIA) errs
CIA : ; Ca ae cate ent \s-

. . ” ana : .
MBSsommeme en ed
_ . Mz. C, CHURCHILL. pwn 4 we rm Ce
"Mx. J. DAVANON = Ree

_ Mr, J, SLOSS a. ee _

Mr. EL LEIBACHER Te Ts

oy 3. A check of so Indices has revealed no record of NAGELL, and
an. ; RI chéck only ‘disclosed. the attached FBI report. Please: ‘recheck sO:
Indices ‘on the “subject, have a file set up on an expedite basis;: and on an- .
expedite. basis identify the above individuals as to. whether any have any
“connection with this. Agency. - The above Richard FECTEAU may be
identical to the individual who was captured by. the Chinese Communists
and. is: now in prison. S °

S

Be “Ae “Also check with Mrs, THORN of 00/¢ to determine whether
oa o/c. has any record: ‘of NAGELL, It is believed that very possibly some -


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of the above individuals may be connected with the Los Angeles or San

Francisco Field Office of OO/C, but at the present moment limit the
check with Mrs. THORN to determine ‘if f they have any record of

Richard Case NAGELL.

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sien Sears 2 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OB A (oH? 4. ))

“FE DERAL | BUREAU, OF INVESTIGATION,

*. s Repori of! AVLD J. 7 RELD-~

ELD - Ollices = EL PASOD
Date: "February 4, 1964 . ee aa

- palé Otc pees ‘EP 65- 951. a - . i 7 Bureau File No. :
Omy ' RICHARD CASE: a hon ee ae
. . . a
© Character, ESPSONAGE = X ee RELEASE UN PART.
re 0 R TSTAL DENIAL”
Synopsis; Rackground: “Subject entered WS. “Army 8/5/48 and
~ honorably discharged. as Captain. 10/29/59. ‘Received “many-
. ‘caomprign . awards during Korean* conflict _ .S0le survivor) _ . :
.. airplane crash 11/28/54, suffered faciai disfigurement ne

and: “given. ‘psychiatric: examinat: con. Sulject claimed he was -
-releaséd. from employment | by State Beverage Department.

_ Los Angeles, California, 6, "8/82 2, having been accused of. ;
taking 520,000 bribe. Subject” ‘refused furnish police details
‘of: his _ shooting by. ‘unidentified. assailant on 7/16/62 and . ;

. subsequent ly filed Civil, Rights ‘complaint against: police.

“tin September “T9620. subject advised. U.S. Rnbassy. Mexico: ;

“City, he. had: been: ‘approached for recruiting in ve ‘xico. Cit ye ; legend

- refused to ‘elaborate ,. ‘did not di <tre. to return to au S ofowas
“bitter. ‘disgusted, disillusionce and disaffected. Sai@‘if o-o+y
he did fO: to Some other: country it. ‘would ‘cost. U. > “millions
wa “through. being a ‘good: citizen" and thought’ he. ‘ad gotten
ca "dirty-deal ail. around." Advised FRE in New veo 4 City one
1/16, ‘62 he wanted : to- “expose. Department.” oy an Atcohosie Deve aye
Control in: California. - Advised. FBT in Jacksonvili¢. Fla. on _—
12/15/62. he had been. approached : shortly. before in Hashing ton nee

De. . b individual believed to be: working for Soviets; a -

oe contacted Cla. in Mirginia’ ‘for’: instructions. “was. sent ‘to

Lo as. “chronié
ya. behavioral
; paranoid:

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Cudan or Russian’ sources, ‘gave. him” a piatol and “microfilm,
would he. be permitted to! redurn same to his: contact BO. he.
could er th oe ne luge te ig Ae Goveramen Claimed: to be

rights: with children... Subject" s: “Condition diagnoxed by VA; ny . :
Los Angeles... on 6/4/63 ‘as. "de pression, tearful, nervous, oe ie
rigid... Yould. con}y utte words “Cot to see ry kids." re
Attempted Bank ‘fobbery : Subject arrested 9/20/63 in Ei Paso,

C16, on charge of. cattemptni

El Faso, sane date” in violation Section: 2123, Title “18, USC:
Slashed’ wrist. night of. 9720/63, felt he nerded psychiatric:
AUreatment . highly. emotional eben: ‘interviewed - given to spells .

of crying
ft rom Hey

tated unable to EPA on Peet: sine. “discharge
aa sub eestor

; “vaused
iyarre “Ordnt. etl
ical Center {or Federal Prisoners. Spi ing? ield;”
Mis@uri,. one. 724/64 . by USKC, El Paso, tor. 30+ “day period “to:
- wndergo ‘psychiatric: ‘examination. ~ Alleged Connection with ,
“LEE HALEY. OS ALD: . 7S

he

T.D disc tee “Description »
and. identification Record: “Set outs SUBJECT. HAS. ATTEMPTED
, SUICIDE. :


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oe, cember- 15. "ye62- the Subject. acvised ‘Special — i
’yeents'« of the FBI -in® Tacksonville. Florida. that he bade :
sc gerked ‘a3 a. captain: in Jthe U. Atiy and: ‘bad been: anvolved

intelligence. investigationstor the. cre ‘for approximate ly.
oH ‘Bid he served-in Japan for most of bis |
“period: oft time. ; doa. " apanese. woman tamed MUTSUK! NAGELL
.. from ¥hom. he £5 presently divorced . ite advised that ‘durang.  ~
rede and” 1958: he’ ‘be ame ‘eC quainted: ‘iw apan- ‘with one. Doctor,

oe . . 4 oa} 1 se 1 ence ‘aL F Tokyo, _ ;

Sum #AS’ 3. member, OF the
“raghtiss, oiganizations..
nthe. United States. piace -
tot the: safery. of the internal
an eivher: 1958 or 1959 |

seven years-.

jaid

the above: abférmation cone Senin “FULISASE 7
discharged. honorably from the. Ss: Army on.
and. subsequently became. employed’ on: “pecembar 14,
@ Beverage. Department” in’ Los Angeles. California.
. coused, of faking 8 a $20, 000. ,

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sows sre he resided ‘until recently. ‘He stated while in -
. Washington. DeoGs he: had been approached, by an-individual ©

- Soviet. ESpionage Agent. He said he met this person in a GAR IVS...
bar. -in! ‘Wasbing ton <1. C..; located at 11 aa Street NW, CRU
'. Washington, D. Cn.
Intelligence. and 2180 talked : of. giving him an intelligence.
“assignment. He said the more he thought this matter over.
he was “positive. that (his. individual works for the Soviets.

; “to attend AS reception at. the Russian Embassy . He: could not.

identify the. individual who invited him to the reception.
“He advis sed. that. che. contacied the Central tntelligence Agency
ar either. Langley, Virginia... or. Elwood , Virginia, and used.

_ wanted ‘s some advice: as to whether. ‘to go through with such: ;
2D assignment." He” sid: he was. to meet this: individual, who

on, 14th Street, and, ain order ~ to be recognized, ‘he was. to

. place apr rer. nickels on the bar “in 1ine with a dime ‘placed |

“intelligence he. should refer this information ‘to, the: FBI.

coutacted ‘by | the game person’ and was told. to go to: Miami
. Florida, to a bar and wear a red sweater,’ where he would
_,be ‘contac ted: relative to an assignment. , —

with NAGELL, he was noted to. ‘be an an anebriated. condition’

crn daets

CNAGELL: advised that he went to Was bing ton, De Cc.

vhom he -; t. was: either a Special Agent of the FBI or a- 2 as

“He said. this person ed of Domestic |

Me. paid. ‘that: in september, 1962, he. was ‘invited

Lhe nane of SOE CRAMER or KRAMER during this contact: with’.
GUA. Be- sald he told then o ee. above information and ;

was to give: hin the. assignment At the above- mentioned. bar.

directly. over the middle: nickel. “Re said the CLA. told: him
that since. this matter involved domestic rather, than_ foreign -

He stated he ‘went: to the. above bar: and ‘there was.

it is ‘to ‘be ‘noted that. during. the entire interview

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and was.. very vague ‘in. answering. questions. _ He was unable. ‘to!

identify by name. ‘any of the. individuals he. discussed and ‘was.
‘also. unable to furnish a physical ‘description of ‘any of these.
-andividuals, In addi tion® ‘to: being slightly inebriated ‘he ve
_. also. gave the impression. to the interviewing. agents “of being»
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: Japanese | and Russian. fluently” and 15) well versed in. the:

: He furnished a. ‘photograph of hime self.

omy HISTORY. OF PRESENT. ‘TLLNESS : This’ 32° year old white male in

'. He: claims. these: si ce an airplane. accident he had had: An.

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Pat “NAGELL ated. he is. presently residing cat ‘the
Holiday Inn, ‘Jacksonville, Florida, and would be there for
the next. few days. He’ ‘said. he is. presently driving a 1959 -
Ford ‘which bears Ca ifornia’ ‘license MYU 890,° He. ‘said. he has -
no: living. relatives ‘ept his former wife, who. resides. at
- 440 South Union: ‘Avenue, Los” Angeles. California, and his .
sister, . ELEANORE GAMBERT., 8225.Grand Avenue, Elmhurst, |

. Sadvisea: ‘that. he: believes ‘in connection —
with bis: contacts” “Ahat- he is’ actually: working for the:.
Soviets... Ke ‘could-furnish® ‘no information as to a specific.
assignment. given him ‘other than that. he was to go ‘to
Miam). and” Bit in a. bar’ which he is unable to identify and”
wait, ‘to. be contacted by.- a Soviet Agent... He said he spoke”

Spanish language, ‘He: said ‘the- was shot. in June, 1962,
but refused. to. ‘discuss; “any of- the incidents surrounding the.
Shooting. ‘He said--his auto has: several bullet holes in it.

On. December’ Ld, 4962 efforts were made. to locate:
- NAGELL for. reinterview;* however, At was de termined - that he. ;
had checked . out. of: the motel and deft. no forwarding address.

on November, 25, 1963, EP’ T- 2 made, e available clinical

‘subject. was. a patient at: ist ‘Veterans Administration. “He spital, :
’ Bay. ‘Pines, Florida, from. December. 20, 1962, to ‘January . 22,602 a
1963.. One clinical’ ‘record. ‘contained the following informa~

. SINTER SUMMARY. INTERSERVICE)

veteran of Koréan War was. admitted. to Ward 1-5-S ‘on. 12-20-62

because ‘of | complaints: of ‘headache ‘and lapses of. memon ye


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distribe led wuinde your Weney. -

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sit? Ae, end yolatecred ‘the following data

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_ or furmah tuntteg ps S ges which - y fe pn ai the ay
fambiiying and loating the person or persona involved.

- at he felt he havi bean “let ces” by
the United States Gevermnent, both dn the United state: .
‘Gane. he ~ bee in } Meares. He
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here: so wel city for reemuiting, out although awed

a. Job of thia sort would be Ja Mew York. He oi a

gaging ecald be used against hin in any court ar prose.
_ Gublon.” fe statec that he hai alucet made up bis mind
-. detinitei; tiut he would jenave lic:nico, bub thet he woud
-: not go back to the United Ststec. He stated thst ne 40
«ROG Care to return to the { Ate: Stebes. He atetec that

ag stated that he troughs he had bean ‘esppeunc had |

speciMically in tt wegard, vetused ty state oy. whom oD
for whist oc oa behalf af what comsris He Stated Ghat

in $0 many. words that he full; realised that whet js was

dearigad te the Omitac Stutes."

so far he bau” chee

be was ° being, 8

.  aigazen” a “era ‘thought he had gotten @ y deal ail around,"

He wee told to to the Protection Seetion in

. RPegerd to eny prohless in Mexico a8 an American citison.
He sbated that. ive had been to the Protection Jestian anc.
~ Would net go these enc that the way he was
ho would not go back bo United States. He asada thet Dene
'- fe had nothing to ge beck for, avi that his . es
- ) Neeerd would prevent him fraa cetting 2 good Joh. sqyunere: ae
ce hea’ ths. United Sates. Es meaticvwd ‘that the oaky fob bee

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there ail alse asked vhut seotion a

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oF Sy agring. paws a s eropbed a atbassdon e) dian
.. timed ety S mest my dally v expenses
wb. Amur. 30, . 1s tie mest resent date given .
to me ae the date Of my hearing, Also, I-am unabio—
te obtain exp. Leeann oe Angeles beomise of Me
ations ebtached to my Ginstesat, —_

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‘ne Ligesr industry. Southern, California.
7 hon: ie pequest: ‘that: iy  pettimement contrabubions |
ms end peiabarnenent for: weused Leave be. forwarded -:
_ bone at She: below Iisted address as socn as z

- oon RICHARD c. BAGEL
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uarreD, STATES. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ,

- FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
- Los. . Angelea, | ‘California
_ June. 12, 1964 7

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“Reference: “Report ‘of SA JAMES: H: HOOSE; ‘mR

.dated as above at Los Angeles,” “
California. _

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are concealed. ‘An. referenced ‘communication have furnished reliable
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“This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. tt is the property

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your adency. . . - .

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Copy tor
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“so RiDe204 (Rov, 3-3-80) |

—_ Synopsis: Mother, brother, former wife, and friend of RICHARD

Nps, Richard C. Nagell

7! divorced from RICHARD C. NAGELL

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUST ICE
‘FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVEST. IGATION © .

ii TOTAL DENIAL -

NAGELL all consider him to be mentally disturbed, | :
No indication NAGELL involved in espionage, Communist.
. Party, or "Fair Play for Cuba Committee" activity,  -
. NAGELL told his brother he had been to Cuba and once ©
' jokingly told his former wife he was thinking of ‘going .
-- to Russia. Information concerning NAGELL's bank |
_ accounts set forth. SUBJECT HAS ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. a
. DETAILS: res

“psi METSUKO NAGELL, nee
- Mitsuko Takahashi, aka

oe . On February 3, 1964, Mrs, METSUKO NAGELL furnished ©

’ the following information to SAs JAMES H, HOOSE, JR., and JOSEPH
“DOYLE POWELL at her residence -at 40 South Union Avenue,
Apartment 12, Los Angeles, California:

‘She filed for divorce from. RICHARD NAGELL in Los

Angeles on April 19, 1962, but: has not received the final »
decree. NAGELL stayed out late nights, beat her, never gave

oS core 7 | Def [4G531

; This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is:loaned to your agency; It and

its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency,

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her any money, and did not. Like the children, She believes...
-NAGELL's mother resides in the Los Angeles area, but she
does not know the mother's address and has never met her, no,
She repeatedly asked NAGELL to introduce her to his mothers.”
but he always refused to do 50. -

Mrs. NAGELL stated NAGELL never exhibited any.
political interest, never mentioned communism or the "Fair
- Play for Cuba Committee," or. Cuba. Once in the summer of a
1963 NAGELL was mad about. something unrecalled and jokingly —~.o°:
—~o*- = gaid he was thinking of going 'to Russia, but ‘Mrs. NAGELL is. =
oo, _certaln this. was | said in jest. -

; Mrs. NAGELL 1s of the. ‘opinion there 4s something — oo
oy mentally wrong with NAGELL, He would fly into violent rages ton,
without apparent reason, She ‘pointed out that her. television

-. set has a split plastic case and stated NAGELL hit the set -

a wath his fist once while angry and this resulted in this

oe MAGS.

_ ‘Although. NAGELL aid not like his children, during
the marriage, he has frequently complained about not being et
-. With them since the divorce, He sends them cards from various.”
- “places in the United States, but has never since the divorce ©

' furnished support for the children or. Mrs, ‘NAGELL, As a con-=-

“sequence, Mrs, NAGELL “has been supporting herself and the
-children through. employment as a waitress and has to board. ao
the children out. _

oe “On March 6, 1964, Mrs, NAGELL stated. to SA. HOOSE oe
- that she never knew NAGELL to be involved in espionage in any- .....
manner. . She further commented that they were always in finan~
ot edad difficulty during their residencé in the United States.
-> During the marriage NAGELL had a bank account at the Bank of
= America, Wilshire and Vermont, Los Angeles, but Mrs. NAGELL -
ve.‘ doubts there. was ever much money in the account, She said
oo that since the separation in April of 1962, NAGELL has sent
' hera total of about $180. 00.

There is no information in the files of the ‘Los oo
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TA 65745 7

Mies, FRANCES M _ NAGELL,
'--mnee Frances Kaufman:

_ (nether of RICHARD C. NAGELL)

- On March. 5, 1964, Mrs, FRANCES NAGEL, furnished a
the following information to SAs JAMES H, HOOSE, JR., and i

. PHILIP J, REILLY at her residence at 856 South Catalina
Avenue, Apartment 104, Los Angeles: :

oa Ms, NAGELL stated that for many ‘years and-for |
cu: vVarLlous reasons, none of which relate to this case, there
.. has been dissension in the family, However, until the time —

~. along well together,. Since the crash ‘there has: been.a marked’
~ change in RICHARD. NAGELL, and Mrs. NAGELL is certain her son has Oo
" Bome form of mental trouble. ;

ae a “She. ‘saw RICHARD in Chicago, Tiiinots, in 1951, and.
she moved to Los Angeles in May of 1955, It was then seven ~
“ years before she heard directly from him or. saw him. She ran
* dnto RICHARD by chance on the street in Los Angeles, saw that —

_ Financial assistance.
. Mrs. NAGELL gave her: son - $2500. 00 on one occasion.

- appreciation for this help. RICHARD never seemed to have enough |
- MONEY» She does not. know if he had, a. banir account ‘or: Pot.

x

| . had disappeared for several days. . She knew he could often —
| .- be found at The Happy Rabbit, a peer: ‘joint at 2709 West Sixth
| . Street, Los Angeles, She went there and found RICHARD, and ae
ods - he flew into an uncontrollable rage because she had gone inside a
“- this bar, claiming it was no place for a decent woman. .
co.” Mpg, NAGELL stated it was really not that bad a place. She
\. became definitely convinced after this incident that there .
ee was something serLously ‘wrong with her son, But even prior -—
“1 <s. $0 this time she observed RICHARD became extremely angry over
| oo RanDanse F and he would cry without explaining what Was troubling
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-.. that RICHARD NAGELL was in the airplane crash, .they had gotten: ae .

he needed help, and: thereafter tried to give him both moral and ae

and much - smaller amounts on other occasions, He never ‘expressed on

Mrs. NAGELL was trying to locate RICHARD after he  ° ~~

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-. i - would have nothing. to do with her, She kept track of him...
-. through her. other son, LOUIS, who is a year anda half older... |
. than RICHARD, Mrs. NAGELL was in a way. happy to-have the  .

_ boys get together after years ‘of estrangement. She

She thought since both sons had serious problems, they might
.- be able to help each other, LOUIS has told her, however,
... that he was never able to: straighten out RICHARD.

“>. never mentioned Cuba or the "Fair Play for Cuba Committee"
“or gave any indication he was. in any manner involved in
a eaplonages

“that she. wanted to point out that RICHARD had never physically 9: .-!
—- abused her, that the abuse was always vocal, She also bce ance
_* that she herself has been under. psychiatric care for several | ee
och years, and she does ‘not think her problem has 3s yet been .
ae eliminated. ,

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Angeles Office of the FBI identifiable with: Mrs. FRANCES ost,

shore KAUFMAN, true name
LOUIS NAGELL (brother 0 of.

RICHARD ¢, _NAGELL) ae

oe following information to SAs JAMES H, HOOSE, JR., and PHILIP.
J. REILLY at his residence at 20130 Samoa Avenue, Tujunga,
- California, telephone 353-1224; |

He considers himself to be the "black sheep" of the family and ve
*. has had little contact, with other family members until the last

with LOUIS. However, when their mother: told RICHARD that LOUIS

After above mentioned incident, RICHARD again

described: LOUIS as being an almost hopeless alcoholic.
She stated that RICHARD never ‘discussed ‘communiem,'

On March 9, 1964, ‘irs, NAGELL ‘4nformed SA HOOSE

There is no information in the flles. of the. Los

On March 5, 1964, LOUIS KAUFMAN purnashed the.

; LOUIS stated he got in trouble at age 16 and since
that-time has used his mother's maiden name as his last name,.

year or two. At one time. in Korea he. discovered he was in the . ene Gee
‘same army outfit.as his brother, RICHARD, and looked him up. eens ae
RICHARD was an officer in intelligence while LOUIS was an Sa ,

enlisted man, and RICHARD did not want to have much contact

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~-had cancer of the throat in 1962, RICHARD went to LOUIS and
offered to help him. LOUIS later discoveréd he did not have:
cancer and also discovered that RICHARD was the one who needed

. help. LOUIS frequently saw RICHARD in 1962 and until about

— August of 1963 when RICHARD left the Los Angeles area.

LOUIS considers RICHARD to be mentally disturbed,
ee He recalled an afternoon when both were at The Happy Rabbit
‘| c. and the newspapers carried an account of the burglary of the

_ local armory. © RICHARD told LOUIS he had pulled the burglary |
.. . end had some machine guns in his car parked on the street
| near the beer joint, LOUIS immediately said he would like
_ to see the machine guns and the two of them welked out to the
on Car... LOUIS. saw: no guns..and. upon. asking .RICHARD.:where: they. were . «=
- the latter replied he did not know what LOUIS was talking about,
- RICHARD sald he had no recollection of telling LOUIS anything
about guns or burglarizing any armory. In addition to this
‘LOUIS said that RICHARD was usually in a state of deep
“. 2°. depression, RICHARD complained about his wife divorcing him
voc, and about his employment problems. .

Oe . "RICHARD never spoke in favor of ‘communism but he
ata. say that he thought the American government should do
more for him in view of his army service. He never mentioned

--. Russia. When RICHARD returned from Mexico City in 1962, he
told LOUIS he had gone to Cuba from Mexico, He gave no.

- -peason for having made this trip, LOUIS has no information

...° indicating RICHARD was ever involved in espionage. -He- never .
.-. heard RICHARD mention the "Fair Play for Cuba. Committee,"

ne _ LOurs. does not know, ‘at RICHARD had a - bank accounts |
a he does mow RICHARD usually Was broke, - -

a -.° imere is no information.in the files of the Los
a, Angeles ‘Office of the FBI identifiable with LOUIS KAUFMAN,

(friend of RICHARD C. NAGEL)

"PRED JOHN furnished the. following information to

|". BREDERICK HOWARD JOHN
ae: JAMES He HOOSE, JR. on March 9, A964:

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_ JOHN resides in a boarding house at 817 South

ms, Catalina Avenue, ‘Los Angeles, He is employed by the Hartford . oe
‘Insurance Company, 548 South Spring Street, tos Angeles,

oe _ He has known RICHARD NAGELL for about’ one year.
.° He met him through BILL LYNN of the California Alcoholic
_., Beverage Controll at The Happy.Rabbit. JOHN does not lmow =) 2s >
-). any members of NAGELL's- tently’ nor does he lmow of any other ae

- close friends of NAGELL. - —_

co a NAGELL reft Los Angeles the ‘first or second weelt of =
--- September, 1962, - Just before leaving he told JOHN he would
be traveling: and ‘asked him to share his Post Office box so.
“-. he could. forward: on. the government: disability checks which pee
~) he receives monthly, He also asked JOHN to mail him an almanac’

 . whenever it was convenient. as he liked to refer to the almanac’

~~ from time to time as a general source of information. JOHN ~~.
‘complied with both requests, Near the end of each month JOHN: .
has sent the checks to NAGELL at a Post Office box in El Paso,
._ Texas. He also sent him an almanac with.a yellow cover as he .
; pecalls it. JOHN did not mark or alter this almanac: in any Way.

fe "JOHN recently ‘received a: form letter. from a hospital ©

in ‘Missouri, informing him hé had been named as a correspondent. .

~ authorized to communicate with RICHARD NAGELL, JOHN has received
no indication that NAGELL ts in any sort of Grouble, | and he.

_ Wondered what was behind the hospital. letter. ,

coe * JOHN has never heard anything about his. receiving:
“> four reels of microfiim or any. personal papers should NAGELL .
Ale, JOHN does not have a key to any Safeby deposit box and
' does. not know. if NAGELL does or does not have a safety deposit.
.. box. JOHN has heard NAGELL mention his sister but lmows =... .
nothing» concerning any Japanese gas. mask or anything else
*. stored with her, ;which is to be turned over to hin upon NAGELL' =
_ death, os

can About. a month or two after NAGELL left Los ‘Angeles 3
~ .  .he wrote to. ‘JOHN, probably just on one: occasion, and that a
Pn concerned ‘paying | the. rent on the joint postal box. |

JOHN. is of: the opinion. NAGELL is a paranoiac in
that he is depressed at the manner his ex-wife treated him
jo. -- end the manner in which the local, state, and Federal governments 7
foo. have treated hin, . JOHN definitely . considers NAGELL to be mentally ©
~.. @isturbed. —

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JOHN has never heard NAGELL speak in favor of

= communism or Cuba, ‘He has never heard of the "Fair Play

for Cuba Committee. " JOHN has no. indleation NAGELL was ever

“<) dnvolved’ in espionage.

NAGELL never had much money, just his income ‘fron

'. @riving a Yellow Cab and from his disability check. (JOHN

does not know if NAGELL had a bank account. -

There is no information in the files of the Los

_ Angeles Offies of the FBI identifiable with FRED JOHN,

pane ACCOUNT: INFORMATION

on March 5, 196i, LA pl, whose information may |

not be made public except. upon issuance of a subpoena duces.
- tecum, stated RICHARD C, NAGELL had commercial checking account .
-. Mumber 002-857 at the Wilshire - Virgil Branch of the Security
 Barst. National Bank, Los Angeles. aa

“The account was opened October 2, 1961, with a

deposit of $350.00, closed January 31, 1963, no balance.
-NAGELL gave a bank reference of Bank of America, Wilshire - ee,
Vermont Branch, Los Angeles, Upon o ening, residence | was given we
as #712 Saturn’ Street, telephone WE 42739.

LA T-1- recalls NAGELL vividly as he caused a “com-

. motion every time he came in the bank, He would shout at

~ the. tellers, complain about the service, and threaten to

“" report the tellers to the management. On one occasion a girl
-. teller working next to LA T-1 wore a red dress to work ona”
: day that NAGELL was in the bank... NAGELL shouted at the girl
: that only a Prostitute would wear a red dress.

LA ‘1 thinks some local finance company has been |

saying to locate NAGELL recently to collect a debt.

‘On March 9, 1964, LA ™2, whose information may not

“-. be made public..except. upon issuance of a subpoena duces tecum,
">. stated RICHARD: NAGELL opened commercial checking account ~
- number 9~4492 on November 6, 1959, at. the Wilshire - Vermont

Branch of the Banik of America Los Angeles, NAGELL gave his

“address as the Cloud Motel, 3h00 West Third Street. His bank
reference was the Unton Bank, Mount Holly, New Jersey, and he

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 pyporaurton ¥ FROM INFORMANTS
AND SOURCES OF INFORMATION ~
es Ter On March 9, 1964, SA WILLIAM J, MC CAULEY was advised ae
oe by 4 the following that _ they had no information concerning RICHARD |:

parently exhibited New. Jersey driver's license number
nt ‘Opening deposit was $900, 00, and the account was
__elosed September aT, 1961.

account number 32873 at this same bank with a deposit of.
' . $143.10, the account being closed on July 16, 1962, During
Part of ‘this time it Was a Joint account with MITSUKO. NAGELL,

eo ANTHONY F, LIRERATO, ‘Investigator,
~~. Immigration and Naturalization Service,

. 3 Los. ‘Angeles, who is cognizant of many:
7 Cuban activities in Los Angeles.

‘MANUEL GONZALEZ, 1070 West Kensington.
~ Road, Los Angeles, who headed the Brom
. Castro movement in Los Angeles 1960

> MAYER G, ROYAL, 5825 West. Pico ‘Boulevard,.. fe

Les Angeles, who is acquainted with some 4 °

“. aetivities of the "Fair Play for Cuba: _
|, Committee, " Los Angeles, of ;

ta T~3, who is cognizant: of Iany Cuban
activities. in Los Angeles.

SLA. t-4 and LA 'T-5, who are familiar with.
Communist Party activity.in the general |

Les Angeles. |

of the Los Angeles Office of the FBI identifying NAGELL with |
any Communist , Party, Cuban, or espionage activity. ;

On February 28, 1962, RICHARD NAGELL opened cheeking ee oy

"1961. .

area» ‘where RICHARD NAGELL has vesided in.

There is no. information of substance in the files

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LA eo-rhs

JOHN NOBURO. MIvaKr (JACK MIYAKI). stated on

. - March. 23, 1964, to SA HOOSE. that. he and his wife, CAROLINE.

MIYAKI, reside at 645 North Westmoreland Avenue, Los Angeles,

- California. ’: MIYAKI did not recognize name or photograph of
ae” RICHARD’ NAGELL.. When further descriptive data was furnished
-. MEYAKT, he recalled he had met NAGELL on one occasion about

a year ago at The Happy Rabbits a& beer Joint at 2709 West

Sixth Street, ; Los Angeles .

NAGELL told MIYAKI ‘he either was or had been a_

_ - Yellow Cab. driver, ‘that he had a Japanese wife who had _
- ~ @ivorced him, . MIYAKE said he possibly told NAGELL he worked
-. asa ‘machinist at Aero-Space Manufacturing. Corporation, 3825
=f Cohasset’ Street, Burbank, California, but cannot recall having ©

told NAGELL anything else. MIYAKI stated he thinks NAGELL left —

_° the bar atthe same time he did which may account for NAGELL .
“.. ‘having MIYAKT's license number, MIYAKE drives a cream
- golored 1962 Buick Special, four door, license JOG 823.

(California - Department of Motor Vehicles verifies this license —

dg for this (car. ) MIYAKI said he does not work on any classi-—

.. fied material.and has no clearance. MIYAKI was born in Japan,
“" Naturalized An, Hawaii on January el, 1954, certificate number —
7121559. |

“MEYARI ‘is of the opinion he, and NAGELL only con

O vepged about. ten or fifteen minutes on this. one occasion,
and he has no information apart from above concerning NAGELL. .

- “There is ‘no. information . ‘in the files of the Los. eS
‘Angeles Office of the FBI identifiable with JOHN (JACK)
MART or CAROLINE MIYAKI, se .

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i Copy to:
‘Re 3 . . . _ 7 a _ . ; ‘tie 7 a ”
_Revowe sa DAVID J. REID | (Olle: EL PASO
July 24, 1964°- | | oo
Field Office File No. EP. 655951 7 oo Bureau File No. - 64-48933 - 7
Tile RICHARD CASE NAGELL WEALD ar RIVER 7ASK fone : .
ar: a fo ‘ at i FULL Lo <4
he Q . : . . . Fe, 5 oo ab LASE N Ty.
(SE ESPIONAGE = KO “THTAL an
een “Subject ‘deseribed by a fotiner acquaintance in the

| ‘probably being due to brain tissue damage resulting from an:

soo. . ; . ; :

: “yp-204. (Rev. 29

.° on September 20, 1963, U.S. Army, Japan, advised that the

San Seer

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT. OF JUSTICE,
FEDERAL ~ BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION :

United States Army in Korea as having had a brilliant
war record but as not stable mentally, this instability ©

airplane erash. during the Korean War. With regard to names.
found in the posseesion of the subject when he was arrested

subject had. previously served in Korea and Japan and that it:

“wag not unusual for individuals.to retain lists of persons.
in such areas for future reference. U.S. Army, Japan,” ‘also™
advised that the reason for some names in the subject's
‘possession at the time of his arrest.could not be assessed: _
On June 9, 1964, ‘subject sentenced in the United States District. —
‘Court, El Paso, Texas, to serve ten: years under the provisions ~ ="
of: Section “4208 {a) (II), Title 18,.U.S. Code, for violation ve

' of Section 2113, Title 18, U.S. Code. Subject attempted auicide 2
on June 17, 1964. “SUBJECT HAS ATTEMPTED SUICIDE 7

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. This document. contains nelther, eooramendations nor conclusions of the FBI It.is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your ageney; it and

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DETAILS: ©

- AT TORYO, JAPAN:

oo “at the time of the arrest of Richard Case Nagell .--  .-
in El Paso, Texas, on September 20, 1963, ona bank robbery 2...

-- .eharge, he "had many papers and documents in his possession.
-. These papers and documents were reviewed and were found to —
contain the following notations:

- Murai Jun- (Cabinet Research
-. Of¥Fice-C.R.0.) (Sational Rural
Police Agency) (Private Secretary
to P.M, Yoshida). (Intelligence |
Agency in China)+ Now in oe
. Tukuoka- SHE a

Tsio Sai Fue a
Literature Dept.
.. Tohoku Daigaku ~
. (Naikaku Chosa shitsu)

oe Hoshiyama Sadgo (Lee. chang § Suk) ee E
c/o Maruei Pachinko. oo

'169-L Baba-Machi, Choshi~Shi

Chiba-ken, Japan

Kin i

- (aka So):
, Ginza, Chito-Ku

‘Tokyo=To (36-5330)

‘Nicolai G. Exoshkin (FMR)
Military Affache- Soviet Embassy _
TOKYO pescnmnansee sateen ge ARN SSSR HASTE

Envelope addregsed to: Capt. ‘Robert C.
Nolan, Advisor, FROKA Det. HID”
with return address of Col Lee Churl Hi,
CO, HID, ROKA. ——————e


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: Kurt ama\yatsuichi- cs, 6th .

_. Pachinko Store, .169-.

12- 3 Ginza, Chuo-ku, ‘okyo-to
‘Tel. 56-5339

a Oe Photograph with name ‘Lee Shang Suk

underneath. Alons side

photograph
is the name Hosh

-Zadeo, C/o Maruei ~
’Baba-machi, oo
>» Japan

Choshi-shi, Chiba-

Kaji Wataru


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Tohoku Regional Police Bureau

or 12 Prevention Section, Criminal
De rtment, National. Police Agency :

An envelope addressed to: Capt
Robert C. Nolan, Advisor, _
FROKA det, HID with return.
address of Col Lee Churl Hi,
CO, HID, ROKA

' Four photographs identified on the back ne
- as follows ; a ||

¢ np * alg

“4 (ke ays
In addition, . the subject fh had in his ‘possession at ae
the time of his arrest on September 20, 1963, a piece of ~~ sre
paper containing the Listing of what. appeared to be United
States Army Officers. and their serial numbers. One section.

of this paper was listed under the heading "Third Operations
Group". :

- known the subject personally and had served in orga with
the subject. GLENN noted that his name appeared in
the above mentioned photographs of papers which were found
in the possession of the subject. when arrested in El Paso ON
on September 20, 1963. GLENN stated that he and the subject
had been attached to an Intelligence Branch of the United:
States Army in the Far East during the period of their acquaintance.

Ds

GLENN explained that the naces in parentheses in
one of the above mentioned Photographs were "code names" used -

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- by. members of Army Intelligence Units in Korea in order to

“stable mentally and that this instability was probably due —
‘to damage to brain tissues suffered in an airplane crash

survivor. GLENN stated that the subject, in fact, did have
a brilliant war record, which was the reason for his
_. -assignment to Army Intelligence in spite ef what should
_ have been an obvious, psychological. defect.

“snotayerie® that thé subject had turned ia allegations
_. against an Intelligence: Officer in Korea, which became the

_ subject was subsequently tra usferred to another Army unit
.. and upon reporting to that unit, was greeted in a friendly.
“ way by his new Conmanding Officer, who told him he hoped
‘the subject would enjoy his new assigament and that he,
+ the Commander, would do eil he could to make ita worthwhile
_ four of duty. for’ the subject. - :

had certainly better see thet this was the case as, NAGELL
move made ‘by his Commanding Officer and if he stepped out:
- of line :onei whit at any time, it would be made the subject
of an inmediate Feport to higher headquarters.
chieg of Staf£, G-2/G-3, United States Aray, Japan, which
subject and which contained the following informution:

School, Fort Holabird, Maryla ad, in August 1955, served as an
advisor to the First Republic of Korea Army aad subsequently

protect their: veal identities from informants.

GLENN also advised that the subject was pot

during the Korean War in which the subject was the only

GLENN pointed out as an example of the subject" s

subject of extensive in estication. GLENN added that te

To this, NAGELL allegedly replied that the Commander << --f-}

told him, he made a practice of keeping a record of every.

- @LENN made aveilable. a letter from the Assistant

was in answer to a request for information regarding the.
SUBJECT, after graduatioa from the Army Intelligence

in Sendai, and Tokyo, Japan, terminating in about 1958.
These assignments were conceraed with intelligence activities,


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ag an advisor to the ROK Army in Korea, and as a member . of the oe fe]
' US Army Counterintelligence Corps in Japan. During the . 3
. latter tour of duty, the counteriatelligence unit was designated us
| the 3rd Operations Group, with Headguarters in Tokyo and. -
_.>-; Detachment B in Sendai, as «referred to ia photographic inclosures
~ to your letter, ; ; a

In assignments of this nature it is common practice
for members to become acquainted with personnel ef various.
Japanese security agencies, such as are mentioned in March
S Nemorandum of the FBI, El Paso, Tezas, it is not unusual
for individuals assign ned counteriatelligence duties to retain -
lists of these persons for reference in the event they are
‘again reassigned to the area, or for dispatching cards or
thank you notes from the United States. This would “appear
to be the reason for SUBJECT having kept the list of agency
personnel, although to have retained the list for a number of
years after leaving the service appears unusual. The names Kaji,
Wataru and Jack Cannon were known to the public as the results —
of allegations of illegal intelligence operations that were
publicized in the Japanese press,: but SUBJECT® S reason for...
including those names in HIS lists cannot be assessed. Also, — ae

no xeason can be given for the two or three misceliancous :. peneteemnes secu [rene sf nd
names in NAGELL'S file. ; a 7:

The. list of Americans mentioned in one of the’ photographic
attachments pertains to US perscnnel in the intelligence field.
It appears that the subject maintained a roster of those persons ~
with whom he would or had contact, which is mot unusual.
Information contained on those rosters, particularly that
‘portion indicating code names, was and is regarded as classified
information by this office. : Sc ceewneetynage®

Yiles. of ‘the sous tontntet tigence Repository, USARJ,
' disclosed + NO - information rela ative to BA ELL or of his aliases.

“AT EL PASO, TEXAS:

On June 9, 1964, Federal Judge HOMER THORNEERRY, United

7.

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- States” District court, denied the motion for a new ertal

‘and. sentenced the subject to serve ten years.under the _
provisions of Section 4208 (a) (II),. Title 18, United States
Code, which provides that the subject can be released under. aa

parole at any time it’ is deemed advisable. This sentence.

was for violation of Section 2113, Title 18; United States

Code.

ee The June 17,’ 1964 issue of "The EL paso Herald
Post", contained an article entitled “Inmate 'Serious*: After
... Suleide Try", According. to the article, the subject ‘swallowed
several sleeping pills while lodged at the El Paso County Jail
-.on June 17, 1964.:. According to the article, NAGELL was to .
-. be kept under observation all night and was to be transferred
“to the William Beaumont General Fospital from the La Tuna —
_.-.: Federal Correctional institution’ ‘Hospital unless his condition ».
a improved. | | | |

rere a The article further stated that Deputy U.S. Marshal
ve JACK GRAVES said seconal | pills had been’ prescribed for the . —_
subject” and that the subject: evidently had been hoarding then, .


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ee | RICHARD: CASE HAGEL, AKA “s. Born=8-,-30, Greanwich, NY.
, JOE CRAMER _ a oe co |
JOE KRAMER So oh ,
JOE CRANE. Co oe ; ; ‘ a
. ROBERT C. NOLAN a |
_ Nagel claims ‘around ‘the middle on 1962, -he was “in Washington, ‘D
Ce and he had been approached by an individual whom he felt was
- - either a Special Agent of the FBI or a Soviet Espionage Agent, He said
.... he meet this person in a bar in Washington, D.C. located at 811 14th St,
—_ - NW. -He said this person talked oft Domestic Intelligence and also. talked’
ae of giving ee intelligence | assignment. a ; ;
ee) CLA dari pramtenn Ohne) vee
anasto an pororteh, oA Nagell claims. in September, 1962, he was invited. ‘to attend ao
Zhen i72") "peception at the Soviet Embassy. He states he contacted CIA at. either 4
Chak Oe -Langley, Virginia, or Elwood, Virginia, and used the name of | |

“eog” ‘JOB CRAMER or KRAMER during. this contact with CIA,He said he told CIA
the ‘above information and wanted some advise as to whether to go_
re) through with such an assignment. CIA told him to see the. FBle

oP

re Nagell said he went to the above bar and there: was contacted ou
by. the same person and was told to go to Miami, Florida, to a bar and~

> wear a red. ‘sweater, where he would be contacted... .
: Certain material was seized from Nagell when he- was arrested =

Son bank robbery charges on 9720/63.

fated a tek a

ar cra
ee, The following. names were . located on material and papers taken .
from Nagell/ . oo
RICHARD FECTBAU LYNN, MASS

“({- DAC) ( C.I.A
UR: a (MASS) (JAN. 63)

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2, Miss GUTHRIES | ot a a a fe FO
3.. Mr. Ce Churchill ._ nn Po aS a |
: he Mrs Js DA VANON —~S«
5. Mr. SLOSS Bo , _ oo Hen od
Oe Mr, B: LE IBACHER wl im Ladd a. oe, Lo i , - _ 7

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nce ANOU FOR: ‘The Director :
. Federal. Bureau of Iavestigation
ATTENTION 2 Mr. William ©. Gregar

SUBJECT oe t “Ridhs 4 Case Nagell, aka
ee Toe Cramer os

ae Reference ig: mate t0 a8. memoracdurs trom your Bureau
. dated 2 October 1962, captioned as above. Representatives of your
' Washington Field Office have advised that Richard Gase Nagel is
“. gartently usder arrest fer bank robbery and that the iolowing names —
- and information were contained on material and papers ‘in the posses~:
sion of Nagell:

_ RIGHARD FECTEAU, Tyan, Mass
(DAC) (C.LAD . _
R 58244 (MASS) (en. 63) es
GLA | .
1, Mr. F, PARKER ee _ |
2 Miss GUTHRIES —_ 2?
3. Mr. ©. CHURCHILL _ o
. & Mr. J. DA VANON
& Mz. 3. SLOSS
6. Mr. E. LEIBACHER

‘The records of this Agency have been searched in pegard
to the above individuals with the following resulta: ° Re

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—_ "Richard Pactesu, Lynn, Mass. " is undoubtedly ‘identical to
” Richard George Fecteau who ia in prison in Communist China.
. Fetteau was taken prisoner by the Communist dusting | én n Agency _
_aperation in. November iesz. - .

Mer, e Parker" may” be identical te Joba | Yoyd:
rent Agency bie who wes born 2 Jennary 1078, Levieville,
Kentucky, ot . . mo ;

“Mise Ouihries" yoay be saeatieal t to France Agnes Guthrie,
horn 29 February 1908, Charleston, West Virginia, ‘who is also-eu cure.
. Kently employs by thie Agency:

_ “Mr.. cm Shurchilt wey ‘be identical to Geeighton Charchit
who was bors 1 October 1912, Cornish, New Ha ive, whose pres-.

. ent address is net knows and whose address in 1952 « wae aT Weat 44th

‘ a New York City.

tobn: Floyd Parker and Frances Gath: ve been
ia: regerd te any knowtodiee af. rwegelt he ner indiv

| ployed by thie Ag eney in.
soba bitin rast ware in Sapa in 195E 40

af Sloss" may y refer to John. Richard Sloss. whe. was born ae Sep-
tember 1919, Cleveland, meee a is sucrently © employed in Head-.


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_ ‘in prison in China and the: indication that the other six name

- above information not be disseminated outside your Bureau. It
_- does adt appear thet the above information could affect either the
_. propecution of or the defense of Nage
. ‘bery, and disclosure of the e
gover problem for this Agency, '
_ tention te the ponition of Fecteau.

cs/ons archi -.6 Apr 64

: Fic es Pro NES Cuvee

regard to. any y knowledge of Nagel! and hes advised that he has no.

- tecollection of having met any individual by that name. If John
Richard Sloss ia identical te “J. Sloane,” it is not possible from
available information to even speculate as to how the name came

inte the: possession of Nagel.

In view of the feet that Richard George Fecteau ist currently
sted

above may: refer ta Agency employees, it is requested that the

arge of bank reb-
a id create a later
ae well ae ‘directing additions! at-

It would be ‘appreciated if your Burema would advise this

Agency of any information brought to yous-attention concerning how
‘the above names came into the possession of ‘Nagel,

“FOR ‘THE DIRECTOR oF GENTRAL INTELLIGENCE:

Director of Security

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Se "a.  QPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 so . : ; SERRET pos
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+. . UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Memorandum
TO: © Chief, Security Research Staff, 0S © ~=«s«»DATE: | 27 March 1964
. ATP; Mr. Robert Leonard . ;
FROM: Acting cater, Contact Division, 00 ad
SUBJECT: NAGELL, Richard Case. -- Arrest in El Paso/List of Names
me Marked MCTA",

REF : Telephone ‘converdbions between Mr. Robert Leonard
: -  " and’ Mrs. Virginia Thorne, 26 and 27 March 1964.

1. Enclosed for your records and any action you
may consider appropriate, are copies of self-
explanatory teletypes from our San Francisco,
Office concerning Subject's.arrest in El Paso.

2. Any questions pertaining to this. memorandum

should be directed to Mrs. Virginia Bhorne
Ext~2202. .

| tem fa MCCONNELL

ENCLOSURES: As stated above.


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Dear Floyd:

It was good to hear from you, to learn
you are still at the old shop; etc..

I got your letter yesterday in New York,
and while driving the 300-odd miles hoped that my
subconscious. would perhaps come out with a peal of
a bell regarding an individual named Ed Nagell. But

- no bellsrang.

I have only a.smalil-hunch —- a piccolo-toot
in my memory. When I worked for the shop I once went
to see Mr. James Bennett, Director.of Federal Prisons,
( with whom I had once shared a table on an ocean
liner, years before). You can guess why I wanted to
see Bennett: I was seeking ways for birds to fly out
of cages. Bennett mentioned 2 guy (‘with a questionable
record, as far as he was concerned) who claimed to
know us, you and me, what we were doing., etc. etc.
He had. aproached Bennett " as from us". Ed Nagell
-- the name -- rings a piccolo-—toot on this, but~only
hat. Incidentally, I filed a report on the incident
when I got back to the shop.

I am often in New York -- at the Harvard
Club -- and should: you ever be in town, give me a ring.
It would be fun to see you. I met Harry Csterweis in>
a restaurant the other day —- fater some many, -many.---

‘years. You-.may remember him.

I have recently become an author an Wines. .
“After a year in France in 1959, -I wrote a book on French
wines which was. published by Knopf, and am about to bring
out one on wines of the world with MacMillan in September.
That is about the extent of | my news.

Wau 7

My best to you.


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28 Nov 1954:

‘15 Aug 1955:

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~ 29-Oct 1959:

14 Dec 1959:

8 June 1962:

27 June 1962:

16 July 1962: Shot in chest "while making a meet" between Malibu and

17 Aug:1962:

24 Aug 1962:

. Suspended by ABC, State of California —

. Entered Mexico through Ciudad, Juarez.

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Richard Case NAGELL |

Chronological Record of Activities

‘Entered Army (18 years old)

"Brilliant Korean War Record"
“Many Campaign Awards"

Sole survivor of plane crash. Suffered facial ‘disfigure-’
ment; given psychiatric exam. ,

‘Graduated from Army Intelligence School, Ft. Holabird,

Maryland. Served as advisor to ROK Army in Korea.
Goncerned with intelligence activities; served as a member
of U.S. Army Counterintelligence Corps in Japan, Sendai
and Tokyo, terminating about 1958.

A Lt, Col, Ned W, GLENN, Deputy G-2, U.S. Navy,
Japan, advised on 24 March 1964 that he had served |
personally in Korea with NAGELL, GLENN. advised
that NAGELL was not stable mentally and that this in-
stability was probably due to. damage to brain tissues
suffered in‘an airplane crash during the Korean War.

Honorable Discharge - Captain; U.S. Army

Employed by Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
of State of California'as a special investigator........00.--22----

Dismissed by ABC

‘Oxnard. Refused to identify assailants or furnish infor-
mation to police, subsequently, filed Civil Rights com-_
plaint against police. Withdrew request for hearing so
he could get money from state of California consisting of
retirement contributions and accumulated leave.

Issued tourist card at Los Angeles, California.

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15 Dec 1962: Advised FBI in- Jacksonville, Florida, that he had been

20 Dec: 1962: 22 Jan 1963: NAGELL at Bay Pines, Florida VA Hospital. he. o
, Condition diagnosed as'''chronic brain syndrome associated boo

28 Sept 1962: Appeared voluntarily at American Embassy, Mexico City,
tense, nervous, agitated and antagonistic.
Inter alia-stated he had been approached in Mexico
City for recruiting, refused to say by. whom on behalf of
what country. Stated that one job of this sont would be
in New York, He volunteered that he fully realized that |
what he was saying could be used against him in any
court or prosecution. He stated that he was "bitter,
disgusted, disillusioned and disaffected". Stated he knew
the full significance of the term disaffected. He stated
that.if he did go to some other country, it would cost the
United States millions, He stated that he was "through
being a good citizen" and thought that he had gotten a
“dirty deal all around. "'

_1 Oct 1962: Again appeared at American Embassy, Mexico City,

wanting to: know what-had been done in regard to getting
the state of California to pay him-the money due him.
Was sent to protection section. Asked what section of
Embassy he should contact to renounce his United States
citizenship. Was advised by collection section that they
could not intercede for him in collecting money from
state of California. Appeared in passport and citizenship
section and asked what the penalty would be for going to
an Iron Curtain country and what effect it would have on
his citizenship. Was advised that such action would be
violation. of federal law.

28 Oct 1962: - Left Mexico City, México. ce ag oe este anata emma

16 Nov 1962:: Advised FBI in New York City he wanted to expose.
~ Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control in California.

approached shortly before in Washington, D.C., by.
individual believed to be working for Soviets. NAGELL
at this time was noted to be in an inebriated condition -
vague.in answering questions.

with brain trauma with behavioral reaction characterized
by passive aggressive and paranoid features".

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24 Jan 1963:

19 April 1963:

_4 June 1963:

20 Sept 1963:

gave him a pistol with silencer and microfilm if he ,

issued a new passport on 6 August 1963, )

Asked FBI in Miami if his Cuban or Russian sources

would be permitted to return same to his contact so /
he could be of further use to U.S. Government, He
stated that in August or September 1962 he met a man
from Maryland.in Mexico City who introduced him to
individuals whom hé:believed may have been Soviet Agent.

Advised FBI in Los Angeles, ‘California, that he had
taken his former wife to court for failure to comply with
court order giving NAGELL visitation rights with children.

NAGELL appeared at the Out Patient Clinic and was re-
ferred to the Neurological Clinic for treatment. His
condition was diagnosed. as'depression, tearful, neryous,
rigid". . Would only utter words '"'Got to see my kids",

NAGELL arrested in El Paso, Texas, on charge of at-
tempting to rob State National Bank. Slashed wrist night-
of 9/20/63. NAGELL consistently denied he had tried

to rob the bank; stated that the fact that he fired two shots
in the ceiling proved he had not been trying to hit anyone.
He stated that he was certain that "all of my problems have
been solved for a long. time, and now I won't have to go to
Cuba"...

A notebook which the Subject h had on his person when ar-
rested made reference to Fair Play for Cuba Committee,
the names of purported CIA agents’and other information. ~~
Cell mate in jail reported that NAGELL disclosed to him
that NAGELL, during confused period after discharge,
decided everything against him in Los Angeles.and made
arrangements with Communist Party in Los Angeles to
pick up visa and ‘passport from contact in El Paso and
eventually end up im Czechoslovakia. NAGELL reportedly
attempted suicide three times enroute to El Passo but

lost nerve.

(Noteworthy that State Department records reflect issuance
of Passport to NAGELL on 7 August 1962 at Los Angeles,
California, and that on 9 July 1963 NAGELL signed affi-
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19 Dec 1963:

1 Jan 1964:

24 Jan 1964:

9 June 1964:

17 June 1964:

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El Paso Herald-Post article states that NAGELL told

U.S, District Court that he did not attempt to hold up

the bank. "I had a motive for doing what I did" NAGELL

told Judge, "but my motive was not to hold up the bank.
I do not intend to disclose my motive at this time. "'

Subsequent to President's assassination, Subject claimed

acquaintance with OSWALD and wife. ‘Marina OSWALD

~on 1/18/65 disclaimed any knowledge of NAGELL,

NAGELL furnished a signed statement:

',.. In September 1962, while I was in Mexico ‘City,a
representative of a foreign government proposed to me
that I participate in an act; such act being a criminal
offense and inimical to the best interest of the United
States. At that time, I refused such proposal, In May
1963,. another: representative of the same foreign govern-
ment made the same proposal tome, At that time, I
agreed to such a proposal." ,

"In September 1963, I was informed by an American, —

‘known to me as an Agent of the same foreign government,

that arrangements for my participation in the aforementioned
act were completed, At that time, I refused the aforesaid

; proposal.

Approximately one week later,. 1 was instructed by this
same person to either participate as previously agreed
or derrogatory information pertaining to me would be

disclosed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. There- ;
upon, I agreed to follow the instructions of this person, “~~  [
’ although I did not intend todo so. -This existing situation

actuated my conduct of September20, 1963, for which I
was arrested and am presently charged. _ oo
I did not actually attempt to rob any bank. I thought that

- my arrest-would provide an immediate, though temporary,

solution. to the problem with which I was confronted.
Iam not guilty as charged."

NAGELL arraigned in connection with indictment for
bank robbery and was committed for 30 days for the
purpose of psychiatric examination,

Sentenced in U.S. District Court, El Paso, Texas to

serve 10 years.

NAGELL swallowed several sleeping pills while lodged

at the El Paso Een Jail.

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REMARKS .

The attached is forwarded for your information since
your Agency is mentioned by Nagel, the writer of the
‘letter to Mr. Plant, Special Assistant, Office of
UnderSecretary of the Army.’

Nagell was at one time in. cic.
It seems that he. may ‘be mentally unbalanced.

Nagell's | dossier is available in Security Divison,
OACSI DA for your review if desired.

Do NOT. ‘use this form as-a RECORD of: approvals, concurrences, -
_ disapprovals,. clearances, and‘similar actions .

DATE

7 k Jun 70°
nate shi, Cr Div, OACSI DA Snone
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“OPTIONAL FORM 41 - % cro; ines or—as2-e20 - 5041-101

. AUGUST 1967. OO !
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24 April 1970°

‘Francis. x. Plent ©
; Special’ Assistant : .
“Office, Under Secretary of ‘the Army:

‘Room 1E520,- The, Pentagon. ;
Washington, | D. Ce

io Deas] ir . Plant

; “In Furth er. reference to my letter from Svitzerlan a During our. conver- }

ation: of 6 April you made it Clear. that. I must, step back into ti and prove a

‘the existence of a condition’ over ten. years ago. that. ‘could and should. have 4

been: resolved ‘by the Army then wee & Teat, aet is all the more complicated

: by ‘the, ABCHR' s- -‘refusal- 20 interview. ‘the | ap propriate. witnesses, vicw certain. oo

pertinent. records. and. to place: the: blame. for im y not receiving an adequate’
“medical exe mination where at belongs. -

7 “believe: what you. toreetly meant. to: say was. “th at in my. particular case ;
(es opposed to others much less valid) the. function. of the Board | to° correct.
can injustice ‘does mot. epply. ; os .

“$0. it this” assumption ‘is. fact, as. I have. every. reason.to. feel: it Lis, then
~ you. may “pass on to the. Secretary that before my. case is closed. the | e Army will be:
-.eonfronted with: a scandal. that will, make France’ Ss. _Dreytus, affair. een, Banco nee

Very. truly ys:

, “Enclosed are ‘some. xerox copies of s everal “docunents vhich your house-.-
_ cleaning office might find of interest.. The originals, together with.
_ humerous other documents and the details-about them, -are safely locked


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~ both MI and the CIA ° “(one instance being the part I played in the Fomuary 1958: abduction- ve
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. interrogation-murder of. an FOI agent, a U. Ss. soldier,
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-hmerican variation ‘of: the Soviet, Myet. affair” was the only a tormitive, that it) was
. either:.-easential © to ‘somé ‘overall intelligence effort or in the best .interests,of our’ .
national “security And” ‘it’ was e eimiler-sounding: argument, ultimately reduced or:


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Room 8£520, ‘The Pentagon

Washington, ‘dD. ~C. 20310


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‘Chief, Research Branch, SRS

Robert Je Jecnet oe a moe

an "John R Richard SLOSS
vas #34490 |

CM he a oe Eis: name eis perhaps i identieal with.
_. & name among six names of Agency employees found on a mentally dis-—

| turbed and disaffected former CIC intelligence officerwho alleges | contact |
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. SLOSS found on the person of Richard Casz NAGELL when arrested in cone :

'-mection with a bank robbery in El Pase,. Texaa,. on 20 September. 1963. - AS:

‘| notebook found on NAGELL made reference to Fair. Play for Cuba Commit<

' tee, the addresses of F oreign: Embassies, the names of purported CIA. =.

agents and other information. Although NAGELL is unquestionably ment=."

> ally unbalanced, he tella a story of being involvad in espionage which i is...
-. mot fully contradicted by evidence. There is no apparent explanation af
“why the name J. SLOSS as well ag five other names of CIA personnel

‘should have been in the possession of Richard Case NAGELL. ... The weird.

3. “The name of Jahn SLOSS may be identical with the name J.

-. story of NAGELL is contained in a = chronological listing of his 1 activities | oy Z oi

- . “appended: to this memorandum.


